More reasons to give thanks.

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” Psalm 100:4

There are so many reasons to come into your gates with thanksgiving and praise, Lord God.

We were rebellious, hateful, destructive, condemned criminals, worthy of worse than crucifixion.

But, in spite of this, we were sought out by you, bought at a great price, cleansed of our guilt, transformed from our sinfulness and adopted into your great family.

We stand now as your dearly loved children, highly favored, delighted in, rejoiced in.

You, in your greatness,

your immense, immeasurable love,

your superb self-control,

your forever faithfulness to your character and Word,

your endless working in time,

your limitless love,

You have poured out grace on this rebellious, foretaste-of-hell planet to make your enemies into your sons and daughters, to make us heirs of your unimaginably great riches.

We praise you that we can come into your courts with praise, that we, who deserve banishment, have been given unlimited access to walk right in and speak directly with you.

You have made it possible for us to come and worship at your footstool without any formality, further sacrifice or ceremony.

You are the God of accessibility; you are the God of availability; you are the Lord of accumulated grace, always giving, always good, always gracious, your gates always wide open.

Picture: gate to old Jerusalem