“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift” 2 Corinthians 9:15. When we are given a gift of extraordinary value we return the appropriate action and give sincere thanks to the donor. The fact is that God has given us the greatest gift we mankind could ever wish for or receive when “He gave His only begotten Son” John 3:16, who has “redeemed us to God by (His) blood” Revelation 5:9; so “that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” John 3:15. This gift does not come to us automatically because He made it available; we must receive it by receiving Him, “the gift of God (which) is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 6:23. Now we return to Him a life of thankfulness bearing “fruits worthy of repentance” Matthew 3:8, and “the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, “the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” Hebrews 13:15.
Thanks be to God
By Thomas Mackellar, copyright unknown, selected by Rose Hill
I thank the Lord my Savior,
Who came for me to die.
And bless me with His favor,
And fit me for the sky.
That all my sins out-blotted,
By Jesus washed away,
I may be found unspotted,
When comes the final day.
I thank the Lord for giving,
The Spirit of His grace,
That I may serve Him living,
And dying reach the place,
Where Jesus in His glory,
I shall forever see,
And tell the wondrous story,
Of all His love for me.
Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version copyright …1982 by Thomas Nelson Co. used by permission.