2 Chronicles 1:6- "...Solomon sacrificed 1000 burnt
offerings to the Lord."
"I'm glad to be here!" For the past 16 years this is my answer to the query "What are you grateful
for?" It was my answer this year in
Round 1 of the Grateful questions. My
four year granddaughter liked the pre-Thanksgiving dinner activity that we did
it five times! It was refreshing to be
challenged to come up with not just one grateful thought but five, and you
couldn't repeat according to the four year old's rules.
My answer is well used.
I'm a cancer survivor so especially at holidays and anniversaries, I'm really
glad to still be here! I commemorate
each year with a photo showing the number of years. The year I needed a third hand to show the
years, my friends from high school gathered in the Lake of the Ozarks with
matching Tshirts, memories and my first pedicure! This year I was in Montpelier,
Idaho and Paris, Utah on a family outing.
I regularly post the celebration on Facebook but maybe I'm
not thorough in giving God the credit for the gift of the past year's
existence. The verse in 2 Chronicles
reminded me I'm glad to here today, in
this minute and God made it possible!
Solomon had achieved his goals. The preceding verses tell me Solomon was the
undisputed ruler of Israel. His family history
was full of family drama and rebellion, the stuff soap operas are based. Solomon had established his kingdom because
the Lord had made him exceedingly great.
At this pinnacle of life and career, Solomon gathered the
military leaders, judges, political leaders and priests to join him his
celebration. They met in Gibeon, a
historically significant location for Israel's relationship with God, and he
sacrificed 1000 burnt offerings.
1000 burnt offerings was a great celebration, bigger than
pink T-shirts or raspberry shakes. The Recipient of the gratefulness is the same
and greater still.
2 Chronicles 1:6 reminds me that God has established:
my "kingdom"
my life
my family
my days
my moments.
God, I'm glad to be
here. Thanks a bunch.
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