弗 5:18-21
18 不要醉酒，酒能使人放蕩，乃要被聖靈充滿。19 當用詩章、頌詞、靈歌彼此對說，口唱心和地讚美主。20 凡事要奉我們主耶穌基督的名，常常感謝父 神。21 又當存敬畏基督的心，彼此順服。
Ephesians 5:18-21
18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.
November is the month of thanksgiving in American tradition. Let us, the children of God who are saved by grace, be reminded to “give thanks” through this month. In Ephesian 5:18-21, the apostle Paul actually reminds us that one of the characteristics of a Christian filled with the Spirit is “to give thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”! Though the year 2014 may not have been an easy year for many of us, but God is the same and still the One who reigns in every circumstance! Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!
Starting from today, let’s practice to give thanks ALWAYS for ALL THINGS individually or as a family. Let our daily lives be filled with the Word of God and thanksgiving!
