Many countries do not celebrate Thanksgiving, but it has been a great tradition in our country.
Many times, it is upon us, and we hardly have time to catch our breath. We hurriedly try to buy groceries and prepare the food or throw some clothes in a bag and jump in the car to go visit relatives.
Often in the turmoil, we do not get time to sit down to really think about the things of life. Like farming or ranching, some years are bountiful and other years are lean, but they usually have enough to go on.
A good friend of mine has had a hard year. His wife was really sick and had to have surgery, and she did not recover quickly. Later on, he got sick and was in the hospital several times, but in spite of those setbacks, he was still able to be thankful or thank God.
Do we have food, a roof over our heads, health, job opportunities? And the list goes on.
Many places in the world are in great turmoil and having great problems. Maybe that is even more reason to give thanks for our country.
This Thanksgiving Day, may it be a day of food, friends, family and relaxing, but may it also be a day we can really thank God for His blessings upon us and our Country.
Psalm 75:1 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
Psalm 97:12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
Various passages from
Psalm 107: 1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast
love endures forever!
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble...
15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!
22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
43 Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
See you in Church next Sunday.