Bible Reading: Luke 15:11-32
Key Verse: Verse 12 – “And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.”
Key Words: Father, give me
Have you ever noticed
that the more we have, the less we appreciate what we have?
In our Scripture reading for today the prodigal son was
truly blessed. He had a father who loved
him and had provided for him; he undoubtedly lived in a nice house, with cattle
and plenty of land. The father was rich
– he had rings, purple robes, cattle, and servants; but the prodigal wanted
more. He had heard about a city in a
far-away country; and rather than being thankful for what he had, he wanted
more.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
observed that, “We exhibit a degree of thanksgiving in life in reverse
proportion to the amount of blessing we receive.” Let me explain. A hungry man is more thankful for his morsel
of bread than a rich man is for his table full of food. A lonely woman in a nursing home will appreciate
a visit more than a popular woman who receives visits and calls on a daily
basis. A Russian who finally gets his
own copy of the Bible after years of state-imposed atheism is more thankful
than most, if not all, of the people assembled in a Sunday morning church
service who hear the Word continually, but fail to heed what they hear.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
also observed that, “If the constellations appeared only once in a thousand
years, imagine what an exciting event that would be! But because they’re there every night, we
barely give them a look.”
What to do:
✞ Look around and name as many blessings of God as you can. Are you thankful for them all?
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