Notes of Faith November 28, 2024
Thanksgiving Life
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night.
Psalm 92:1-2
At many Thanksgiving gatherings, attendees share what they are most thankful for before partaking of the meal. Some mention things that apply to all people: life, health, family, friendships—all worthy reasons to be thankful. Christians have reasons to be thankful for Jesus Christ, for forgiveness, for salvation, for the Scriptures, and more. Depending on the closeness of the group, some individuals might be bold enough to mention more personal reasons to be thankful: deliverance from an addiction, the restoration of a marriage, a changed life, and more.
As you sit before the Lord today, think of those personal, intimate reasons you have to give thanks to the Lord—things you might be hesitant to share in a group setting but which you know are true. Every Christian knows who they were before and after knowing Christ (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). Give thanks today for the new person you are in Him (2 Corinthians 5:17)—that you are different from how you were.
Instead of one Thanksgiving Day, consider living a thanksgiving life. There are an infinite number of reasons to give thanks to God.
God’s giving deserves our thanksgiving.
Ps 100
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.
3 Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving
And His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.
It is good to live a life of giving thanks to God and for others in your life. Consider helping (giving) to those less fortunate than you, inviting them to your Thanksgiving meal, providing one for them in their home, meeting a need, perhaps financially. Look for ways to bless others. I guarantee you will be blessed by God through your giving with a thankful heart! May you enjoy the supreme blessing of knowing that your are a child of God and will be bless for all eternity in His kingdom and the eternal home He has prepared for you.
Pastor Dale