Hey everyone, I just wanted to take a minute to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. This is one of my favorite holidays of the year because of all the great things that go along with it: Fellowship with the family, homemade pecan pie, kicking back and watching my beloved Dallas Cowboys (hopefully) knocking the snot out of some hapless opponent...what's not to like?
Of course, we need to remember to do one very important thing on Thanksgiving, one that should be obvious but that can escape us as we get wrapped up in everything else: We need to take time out to actually give thanks for all the blessings that God has given us. Everything we have comes from Him. Here are a few verses of Scripture to illustrate what the Bible has to say about giving thanks:
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."--Philippians 4:6
"All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God."--2 Corinthians 4:15
"But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD."--Jonah 2:9
"For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving..."--1 Timothy 4:4
"I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving."--Psalm 69:30
Happy Thanksgiving. Philippians 4:13.--SMS
Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteIt would be easy to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. But that would seem superficial given all the suffering in this world. Hunger, poverty, homelessness, unrest in the Middle East, and the destruction of Hurricane Sandy…we could go on and on.
But we believe that no matter our circumstances each and every one of us has something to be thankful for…something to hang on to no matter how difficult things might seem.
It might be something as small as the grip of an infant upon our finger or a warm smile from a total stranger. Or it might be something as momentous as news that cancer is in remission. There is always something that keeps us going…something to be thankful for.
So let us give thanks for that “something”… that wonderful “something” that brightens our lives and helps us through the day. God Bless you
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