A Lenten devotional on Jeremiah 30:19 explores gratitude as a spiritual discipline, drawing on A.W. Tozer and Dr. Darius Daniels. Jesus gave thanks the night before His crucifixion. The speaker urges practicing thankfulness during Lent, trusting God will multiply blessings beyond imagination.
Blessings everyone and welcome to day 38 of this Multiply Lent devotional. It's kind of hard to say that we have 2 more days to go, but we know that we're going to continue to carry on this Lent devotional— well, devotionals daily— and make sure that we practice them in our daily lives. So today with the day 38 Multiply Lent devotional, we're going to be multiplying your gratitude, and I wanted to share share it today as I go through and read it to you guys. So it's coming from Jeremiah 30:19, and this is coming from the New Living Translation. There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply my people and not diminish them. I will honor them, not despise them. In the Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer says, God is both merciful and just. He will always deal with the justice When His Mercy Is Despised, and that's on page 19. In our text, the prophet Jeremiah is bringing a word of hope to the people of Judah while they're still in captivity. They were experiencing the judgment of God because they took His mercies for granted. Jeremiah declares, even though you are in captivity, God will cause you to live in your land again. You will offer praise and thanksgiving in your land and operate in your purpose. as a people of praise. God will then honor, bless, and multiply you as you worship Him. Imagine receiving this word of hope after you have lost everything. Dr. Darius Daniels, in his sermon series Greater, says gratitude is a disciplined response to difficulty. The tough time Judah experienced in captivity caused them to develop an attitude of gratitude. Jesus modeled this disposition well As seen as— see, on the night before his crucifixion, during his final hours while teaching his disciples, he gave God thanks as he broke the bread representing his body and drank the wine representing his blood. While discussing his suffering and death, Jesus still engaged in thanksgiving. Why? He knew the truth. God is up to something. And as we reflect on his death, burial, and resurrection during this Lenten season, Let us practice the discipline of gratitude and watch God honor, bless, and multiply us. So we say, Father, we are grateful for all your blessings. You are speaking to us about multiplication because you want us to multiply and do exceedingly and abundantly above all we could ask, think, or imagine. We stand in anticipation of what you are getting ready to do in this season of multiplication. Let your kingdom come, your will be done. We are ready. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. So thank you guys for joining day 38 of this Lenten devotional, and I want you to go out and multiply your gratitude because God is up to something. And no matter if you are in captivity, just be able to continue to give him gratitude and know that that is a discipline and that's One of the great things that I love about this Lenten season is the practice of spiritual discipline, and this devotion has really brought a discipline of gratitude. And I'm just happy that I was able to participate in this Lenten season, in this devotional. And I say be blessed and watch God honor, bless, and multiply us in Jesus' name. Amen. Go out and multiply in your gratitude. Thank you for joining.
