Elise's Perspective

Today's Thoughts

The Lord is the same yesterday, today, and forever! {Hebrews 13:8} What a wonderful
truth and comfort! I am so glad that the God I came to know, love and serve eight years ago
is the very same God I know, love and serve today! He loves just as much as did eight years
ago and He always will! His mercies are new e.v.e.r.y. morning! {Lamentations 3:22-23}
How much I have for which to thank Him!

~ That Daddy comes home safely every night
~ Plenty of food to eat three meals a day
~ Multiple Bibles in my possession
~ The church family God has given me
~ The ability to speak, talk, sing
~ The Lord's grace every day
~ His forgiveness!

And that is just a small percentage of everything I have to be thankful for; there is so much
more I did not list!

The Sun rose today, and will rise tomorrow because He said it will until He returns!
I will never be without His care because He will never forget about me. My needs will always
be met because He cares about me.
I think of His love. So strong and measureless! God sent His only Son to be made sin on
my behalf! MY behalf! He loved me so much, that even though I was shaking my fist in
His face and wanted nothing to do with Him, He sent His Son to die for me so that I could
be forever with Him if I accepted the gift of eternal life! How amazing is that? How awesome
is His love for us??? He died "For such a worm as I".

You may not be an emotional person, but if you are a child of God and this does make
you incredibly thankful, and stand in awe of God's love, grace, and mercy, what will it take!?
Stop and think about this gift, this eternal gift and then think about the God who gave it to
you! You don't deserve it. I don't deserve it. But He gave it to us anyway.

That is a awesome God who deserves our praise, our honor and our life!

I hope these thoughts encourage you to love HIM more!

I snapped this picture earlier this week as the sun was rising. I apologize for the bad quality.

~ Until next time,

Elise

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