Gratitude
The First Day of the Spring Semester at PIU
…About this same time, Hezekiah got sick and was almost dead. He prayed, and the Lord gave him a sign that he would recover. But Hezekiah was so proud that he refused to thank the Lord for everything he had done for him. ~ 2 Chronicles 32:24-25a CEV)
“Go home to your own people,” Jesus said (to the man he had healed), “and tell them what the Lord has done for you and how he has shown you mercy.” ~ Mark 5:19 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
We need to acknowledge the mercy that the Lord has extended to us.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, for all the ways that you have shown mercy to my family and me. We have experienced undeserved healing and forgiveness. We have had many wonderful experiences. I can easily get caught up in enjoying the good things that have happened and forget to thank you. So, I am asking you to give me a thankful heart. My desire is to ooze genuine gratitude from my life. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
