“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.” – Romans 1:21
On August 25, 1944, the Allied armies liberated Paris from German occupation. To make it clear that Paris had been liberated through the strength of Allied arms, Allied Commander General Eisenhower planned to march the 28th Infantry Division through Paris as a sign of unity. In the division were leaders of the American and French Armies, but British General Montgomery declined to participate saying he was too busy to come. A few days later, French General de Gaulle awarded the Grande Croix of the Legion d’Honneur to Montgomery. Wildly excited Frenchmen bent on greeting their new hero promptly swarmed the British Embassy. At last Montgomery, mustering his best French, appeared and declared: "Merci. Et maintenant, allez-vous en." The crowd then dispersed. Later, having heard complaints that he had been ungracious, Monty sought counsel from A. P. Herbert: "'Merci. Et maintenant, allez-vous en.Allez-vous en' means 'Thank-you. And now, go away,' doesn't it?" he asked. "Yes, sir," Herbert replied. "Well," said Monty, "that's what I wanted, and that's what they did."
The Lord hates the sin of ingratitude. Today in prayer, confess any sin of ingratitude and be thankful with all that He has given you.
"The man who has forgotten to be thankful, has fallen asleep in life." – Robert Louis Stephenson
God’s Word: “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good” 2 Timothy 3:2-3
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2010, Devotional E-Mail
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