One morning Robert Cleaver Chapman, a devout Christian, was asked how he was feeling. “I’m burdened this morning!” was his reply. But his happy countenance contradicted his words. So the questioner exclaimed in surprise, “Are you really burdened, Mr. Chapman?” “Yes, but it’s a wonderful burden – it’s an overabundance of blessings for which I cannot find enough time or words to express my gratitude!” Seeing the puzzled look on the face of his friend. Chapman added with a smile, “I am referring to Psalm 68:19, which fully describes my condition. In that verse the Father in heaven reminds us that He ‘daily loads us with benefits.’”
Frederick Edward Marsh has enumerated some of these blessings:
- An acceptance that can never be questioned (Ephesians 1:6)
- An inheritance that can never be lost (1 Peter 1:3-5)
- A deliverance that can never be excelled (2 Corinthians 1:10)
- A grace that can never be limited (2 Corinthians 12:9)
- A hope that can never be disappointed (Hebrews 6:18-19)
- A bounty that can never be withdrawn (1 Corinthians 3:21-23)
- A joy that can never be diminished (John 15:11)
- A nearness to God that can never be reversed (Ephesians 2:13)
- A peace that can never be disturbed (John 14:27)
- A righteousness that can never be tarnished (2 Corinthians 5:21)
- A salvation that can never be canceled (Hebrews 5:9)
Throughout 2023 let’s review these blessings often and praise God who “daily loads us with benefits”! – Henry G. Bosch
When all Thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I’m lost
In wonder, love, and praise. – Watts
Gratitude should not be a passing incident, but a continuing attitude.
- January 1, 1987, Our Daily Bread
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