Bible Truths Illustrated by J. C. Ferdinand Pittman

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BIBLE TRUTHS ILLUSTRATED
In everything ! This comes as a surprise when one considers,
the vicissitudes of human life; sickness and health, poverty and
wealth, joy and sorrow, are all ingredients of the cup placed to
human lips ; so all must come within the scope of thanksgiving.
Why be thankful for everything? Because everything is for
good to those who love God (Rom. 8:28).
It must also be remembered that nothing is more acceptable
to God than thanksgiving. He longs for an acknowledgment of
His lovingkindness. At a glance, He can see whether the heart
is thankful or unthankful.
The continual exercise of thankfulness is advantageous. God
has countless blessings in store for thankful souls, and has
designed that by this holy exercise preparation be made for the
eternal chorus of praise by angelic hosts, when thankfulness
shall be perfected, and heaven's arches shall ring with the
ascription of praise. "Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and
thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our
God for ever and ever. Amen" (Rev. 7:12).
867. Thankfulness for one blessing secures the reception of
another, and a greater. The Samaritan came to thank Jesus for
the cure of his leprosy, and received from Him the salvation of
his soul. M. Taylor.
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868. "With thanksgiving let your requests be made known
unto God." As God hath an open hand to give, so He hath an
open eye to see who comes to His door, and to discern between
the thankful beggar and the unthankful.
Gurnall.
869. Do you not teach your children to say "Thank you" for
what they receive? Even the baby, before it can speak, is made
to utter a "ta"—an expression of gratitude for what it is
given. Well, we are the children of God, and He demands of
us that we shall not take anything He gives us as a matter of
course, but in a spirit of thankfulness.
Baring-Gould.
870. A physician, in an account of his work among hospital
children, says : "One little fellow had to have some dead bone
removed from his arm. He got well, and perhaps thought I
had taken a good deal of interest in him. The morning he was
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