When God says thank you

Normally when we think of thanksgiving and God, we think of these two things in the direction of us thanking God, right?
I have recently been astounded by the concept that God could actually thank us. That’s pretty boggling when you think in terms of how much and how frequently we mess up, at least as compared to how little God messes up. In the game of Not Messing Up, it’s like God scores google-infinity and we score about five.

So why would God thank us?

I was recently touched to read through the book of Mark and stumble upon a story of a woman getting “rebuked harshly.” It’s the story of a woman who pours out expensive oil on Jesus’ feet, and some disciples say she wasted her gift.

Then Jesus says, right in front of a bunch of men, in a setting where a woman like her should have been treated like trash, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me… She did what she could.” (Mark 14:5-8)

This is not about my ego. In fact I think accepting thanks from God if anything actually shrinks our egos. The ironic thing is it does so in a way that actually reveals us to be even more valuable than we thought, not less. No, this isn’t about me, it’s about the fact that I know some of you need to know that you have done beautiful things for Jesus. You have done what you could.

Let that sink in for a minute. Ok, I could be wrong, but if you sit in silence for a minute and give yourself permission, I bet there’s something Jesus would say you did well. In a parable of servants waiting for their master to come back, there really are ones who get to hear the master say, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” (Mt. 25:21)

http://www.intothemud.com/2012/09/whe n-god-says-thank-you/

I just wanted to include a blog post I found interesting.

Giving thanks
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