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ByHolly Mills January 8, 2016January 15, 2016
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“And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.” (John 6:11).

How often are we thankful to God for all He can do for us and for all He has given us? When Jesus had to feed the multitude it says in John 6:6 that “…he himself knew what he would do”. It seemed an impossible task but Jesus knew what the solution was. He gave thanks and then counted on the sufficiency of His Father. He knew that this was where His strength came from. Jesus was never less than God but He lived as a man. Jesus never saw things as being impossible because He knew that He could count on His Father.

It is amazing when we give thanks to God in our prayers how it changes our heart. When we give thanks we are showing our total dependence on Him. We are giving our lives over to Him. If things don’t go the way we think they should we are not to fret as we know that God is in control of the situation and it is going the way that it should.

King David knew this. He knew where his strength came from. In Psalm 18 David praises God for his many blessings. He says in Psalm 18:49-50, “Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore”. David knew that when he gave thanks to the Lord that he was giving control over to God for what He would do. He could then rest in the knowledge that all would be okay. He did not have to worry.

This is a wonderful and powerful thing when you think of it. We worry and fret about so many things but when we give thanks to the Lord for all He is going to do we release control and give it to Him. When things seem to be too much for us we know that Jesus can take them on. It is when we take our eyes off of Jesus that we get in trouble. In Matthew 14:28-31 Peter was able to walk on water when Jesus called him. Peter then saw the wind and became afraid and started to sink. He had taken his eyes off of Jesus and focused on the wind. He called on the Lord to save him and Jesus did saying, “O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?” (Matt. 14:31). He wants us to put our complete trust in Him and focus on Him, not on the bad things that are happening around us. When we give thanks we are keeping our eyes totally focused on the Lord. We are acknowledging His power and authority. We are to have a thankful heart. We must not allow our hearts to be hardened which can happen when we take our eyes off Him and all that He has taught us.

When we walk with the Lord and our hearts are continually thankful for all that He is doing we can truly call Him our friend. He will guide us and protect us through all that is happening. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice on the Cross and through it all He trusted His Father and gave Him thanks. He surrendered Himself to the Father’s will. “O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but thou wilt.” (Matt. 26:39). God then raised Him from the dead and He is sitting on the right hand of God the Father.

In the days, weeks and months ahead let us all keep our hearts focused on the Lord and all He can do in our lives. Our nations are in great upheaval and God is working out His plan in the world. We must put our hearts and minds firmly on Him and know that He is in control. We must be thankful, we have a wonderful God who loves us and wants to take care of us. Hallelujah!

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Sometimes God brings about a need in an organization and then fills that need through a special individual. This happened to us 2002. Although never having written articles to that point, Holly Mills joined the only other correspondent at the time, Brooks Alden, and began writing a column using the tagline, “As I See It.” It wasn’t long before letters began flowing in telling us how her messages were so inspiring and heartfelt. Holly is one of the fortunate ones who have known of the Israel Truth message from youth and it has always sustained her through her life’s journey. She had a successful career in the airline industry but always found time for charitable pursuits. She hosted an Israel Truth Bible Study for three years and takes every opportunity to immerse herself in other studies of Scripture. Perhaps her greatest strength is that she writes what she feels so passionately.

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