The following was written by Steve Troxel of God's Daily Word Ministries. It seems like lately I just keep being drawn back to how it's not what God does for us. He has already done more than enough and He always provides for us. It's about what we do in response. Honestly, I thought I already understood that but I am really beginning to wonder lately, as often as I keep running into reminders of this. Something is stirring...

We have considered the sacrifice of Jesus as the payment for our sin. His sacrifice on the cross occurred during the Jewish Passover, a yearly time of celebration and remembrance ever since God led the nation of Israel out of Egypt.

The traditional Jewish Passover meal, or Seder, is designed to direct one's heart back to the praise and honor of God. One of the traditional Passover songs is called Dayenu, a Hebrew word meaning "it would have been enough." Each verse of this song recounts one of God's blessings and states if this was all God had done, it would have been enough - Dayenu!

If God had only led His people out of Egypt - Dayenu! But He did more! If He had only parted the sea - Dayenu! But He did more! If He had only fed them in the wilderness - Dayenu! But He did more! If He had only given His Holy Word - Dayenu! The Christian Jews add a final verse to this song which reminds them of how God saw a sinful people and yet loved them enough to give His Son.

Romans 5:6
"At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."

I'm often grieved by the lack of thankfulness in the world - for that matter, I'm often grieved by the lack of thankfulness in my own heart. I'm saddened by those who do not know God and fail to see His loving hand in all creation. I'm saddened by the Jewish people who have all the history of God's love but, as a group, have lost their deep reverence and worship. Even in the midst of continual fighting, God is still calling the Jewish people back to a heart of true thanksgiving.

But mostly I'm saddened by Christians who place their trust in the sacrifice of Jesus, and yet live their life with an attitude which
says: What have You done for me lately? God, You must not care about me because my job stinks, or my finances are a mess, or I'm unhappy in my relationship.

Can we even begin to understand how this must sound to God? When we were still powerless - when we were dead in our sin - God sent His Son to die so we could live! We live because of His love, yet we complain and grumble because of trivial fluff. Shame on us! Shame on me!!

Through faith in the sacrifice of Jesus, we are given the ability to stand and live in the presence of a Holy God - His death and resurrection is completely sufficient! But He did even more! He gave us His Spirit to strengthen us and guide us in His truth, and He gave us His peace which surpasses all human understanding. Let's remember the blessings we've already been given. God looked down and sent His One and Only Son - Dayenu! Jesus is Enough!!