![]() Every other sin is a virtue compared to the sin of ingratitude. The poet Milton, the blind poet, he said that a person with an ungrateful spirit only has one vice, he said because all of the rest of his vices are virtues compared to ingratitude. Mothers who have gone down in the valley of the shadow of death to bring these precious children into this world and dads who have labored long and hard, what a sacrifice.Īnd I think Shakespeare was right. Shakespeare said, "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." Those of you who have loved and labored and invested much in the health and lives of your children know how grieved you are when your children do not seem to appreciate or to be thankful for the sacrifices that parents have made. Now, if we're thankful it really ought to show in our lives, and by the way, I don't believe that there's any other sin quite like the sin of ingratitude. That is, to offer to God the sacrifices of thanksgiving. ![]() ![]() Well, do you know what we need to do? We need to turn Thanksgiving into Thanks-living. We thank the Lord and we say Lord, we're so thankful, we're so grateful for all that you've done for us. ![]() If you don't mind writing in your Bible, would you underscore those phrases right there: "The sacrifices of thanksgiving" and "Declare His works with rejoicing"? "Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men and let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving." ![]()
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