First of All...

Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

I love this scripture! I love how it gets down to business by saying first things first. God points out first of all... thankfulness. Paul says let me begin with how much I am thankful for you all in Jesus Christ our Lord. He was thankful for the people who are the children of God. What brought on this thankfulness?

It was their faith in Christ. It was their faith in their walk in Christ. He was thankful that their faith was being spoken of throughout the whole world. Oh how I pray that Christ would be glorified throughout all the world!

One of the greatest moments as a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus is when I hear of others growing in faith. To hear of believers sharing Jesus with others is absolutely one of the greatest things in the world. To hear a testimony from someone that has gone through a storm or trial and give God the glory for the victory isn't far behind.

This morning I'm thankful to my God, through Jesus Christ my Lord, for you all who follow Christ through faith. I love hearing your testimonies. I love hearing of your victories. I love hearing of your faith throughout the world. Of all the disappointing things that I hear everyday, I want to first of all start my day in thankfulness for those of you that keep the faith.