What exactly should Christians be thankful for? Many of us, including me, would say things like family, country, homes, health and jobs. That's a great start. But let me suggest something deeper and more profound: our salvation.
In Colossians 1:3 Paul wrote, "We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you." Paul was in jail when he wrote that! But he was so in tune with God that his circumstances didn't rob him of joy and thanksgiving. Paul inherently knew that there was a deeper reason to be thankful: God had rescued him from spiritual darkness, out of a spiritual prison. God continued to do great things for him, even in the midst of trials.
Paul wrote, "Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light" (Colossians 1:12). The word qualified means "to make meet" or "to make able." The idea is that God has enabled us to have something. Put simply, God has given us the privilege of a relationship with Him by forgiving us of our sins and providing a means to turn from the darkness and toward the light.
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