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Thanking God it’s Friday

Stephen M. Miller
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TGIF. Thank you, Lord, that it’s Friday, with the weekend coming. Thank you very much. Amen. Photo byIbrahim Iujaz / flickr.

AT THE END of a beautiful week, I am thankful to God for a bunch of things.

I’ll mention a few.

But first, I thought I would check out what folks were thanking God for in the Bible.

Thanks in the Bible

Here’s what some Bible folks thanked God for:

  • “We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near,” (Psalm 75:1, NLT).
  • “You changed my sorrow into dancing,” (Psalm 30:11, NCV).
  • “His love never quits,” (Psalm 136:2, The Message).
  • “Jesus picked up a cup of wine and gave thanks to God,” (Matthew 26:27, CEV).
  • “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God,” —Paul (Philippians 1:3, NLT).
  • “I ask you to pray for everyone. Ask God to help and bless them all, and tell God how thankful you are for each of them,” (1 Timothy 2:1, CEV).
  • “Lord God All-Powerful, you are and you were, and we thank you,” (Revelation 11:17, CEV).

Thanks from Steve

Here’s what I’m thanking God for at the moment:

  • The chance to get my whole family and some of my best friends together for a Father’s Day barbecue after church on Sunday.
  • Buddy the Dog seems to be feeling better.
  • That my son and future son-in-law are finally going to get a chance to golf together; they’ll enjoy it.
  • That my daughter is wrapping up her last clinical rotation, and is headed toward certification as a nurse practitioner.
  • The beautiful weather we’ve had this week. We’ve had so much rain throughout the spring.
  • That I have work to do, books to write, and the joy of life in doing it.

Thanks, God.

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About Stephen M. Miller

STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.

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  1. Steve Grisetti

    June 14, 2013 at 6:24 am

    There are few things more healing than literally counting your blessings. Happy Dad’s Day, Steve!

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    • Stephen M. Miller

      June 14, 2013 at 8:08 am

      You’re right about that. Laughing is good for healing, too. Happy Pop’s day to you, too. One thought. I visited Germany a few weeks ago and attended the birthday party for a man turning 60. The thing is, he threw the party for himself, inviting his family and friends. I thought that was a cool idea. We could do that for Father’s Day sometime, too. And any other special day we’d like to celebrate. That had never occurred to me before. I should write a blog post about that.

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