When I say that our goal this Thanksgiving week is to be the God-appointed cause of someone else’s “thanks,” I am saying that the goal of all our good works is not to make people think well of us, but to point them to God. In the sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5, Jesus said something similar, He said, ”Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works (Light=Good Works) and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” The end result of letting your light shine is that they see the source of the light—God in you, and they give glory to your Father who is in heaven. The object is not that we would be glorified but that our Lord would be glorified in us as we seek to be a blessing and a help to others.
In this message at State Road AC Church we conclude our sermon series through the eight miraculous signs of the book of John by taking a look at the miraculous catch of fish (John 21:1-19). This is a rich passage that is full of meaningful application for us today.