• gratitude. The state of being grateful; thankfulness.

I thank YHWH (with inserted vowels YAHWEH transliterated JEHOVAH commonly interpreted the LORD) because He first loved me; and I’m grateful for the gift of His only begotten Son – Jesus the Anointed One and His Anointing.  

I thank the Lord Jesus for setting His face like flint and walking in perfect obedience to the will of His Father on behalf of all mankind; and I’m grateful for the redemptive work of Christ Jesus which gifted salvation and the return of the Holy Spirit’s Ministry to earth.  

I thank the Holy Spirit for His Counsel, Teaching, and reminding us of all things JESUS; and I’m grateful that the Anointing is within and upon me through Him with whom I’m sealed.  

I thank my earthly father and mother who knew the Lord Jesus for themselves; and I’m grateful that they introduced the Lord Jesus to me (as early as five years old) enabling me to choose the gift of salvation.  

  • Salvation. 1)The process or state of being saved; preservation from impending evil. 2) deliverance from sin and penalty . . . . redemption.

Several years ago, on Thanksgiving Day as I sat at a table in the company of friends, a person who believes in Jesus as her Savior and Lord, spoke about her decision not to discuss “religion” with their adopted child (about twelve years old at that time) to allow the child to believe or choose Christ for self. How does a “Believer” deem providing a home life important but eternal life through Christ Jesus not important? Of course, the LORD God created us with free-will; Yet how is a decision made sans knowledge of the option for salvation? For right standing with God the Father is neither a result of good behavior nor, as relayed by a man-of-God, “whether born in a sterilized room and never left it” because the sin nature – a condition into which all mankind is born, is due to the transgression of Adam.  

  • “But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely, by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God sent forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, . . .” Romans 3:21-25 (NKJV)  
  • “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God ; not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV)

Peace . . . Harriet