Gratitude in the Face of Obstacles 2
Bible passage: Joshua 3:7-13
“ 7. And the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses. 8. Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: 'When you reach the edge of the Jordan's waters, go and stand in the river.'" 9. Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God. 10. This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites. 11. See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you."
Today is Thanksgiving Sunday, a time to give thanks for the grace and love that God the Father has bestowed upon us throughout the year. The title of today’s sermon is “Gratitude in the Face of Obstacles”. There was an old donkey that fell into a deep well. The farmer had no way to rescue the donkey, which was crying out pitifully.
Since the donkey was old and the well itself was no longer useful, the farmer decided to fill the well with dirt and bury the donkey. He called the townspeople to shovel dirt into the well.
