Praise the Lord
for this Friday. Thanksgiving Day is drawing near. Praise the Lord for
Thanksgiving season that ushers in the Advent season. It is snowing here New
York this morning. It is beginning a lot look like Christmas. The malls and
stores are decked up,with decorations and lights. Praise the Lord for the
season of seasons. Alice and I will be away for a few days for Thanksgiving.
This is my last blog for November. The next blog I will post will be on the
First of December. I thank the Lord for each and every one of you. Thank the
Lord for you for encouraging and affirming me. My prayer is that this
Thanksgiving season you and yours will be blessed by the Lord anew and afresh.
I am looking at Psalms 106:1 ''Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His
love endures forever.'' Psalm 100:1-5 ''Make a joyful shout to the Lord all you
lands. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God. It is He who has made us and not we ourselves.
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with
thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His
name.''
I love Psalm 100. I listen to the hymn based the Old 100th, "All People That on Earth Do Dwell". We are to give thanks for the goodness of God. We are blessed in our church, in our family, and in our nation, the United States of America, by the goodness of God. Of all people that should give thanks ours should be at the top of the list! It is not uncommon to compile lists at Christmas and draw up a list of resolutions on New Years Day, but there is another list we often overlook: a Thanksgiving Day list of all for which we are thankful. Here is a list that several housewives compiled. They wrote that they were especially thankful for:
For automatic dish washers because they make it possible for us to get out of the kitchen before the family comes back in for their after dinner snacks.
For husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house because they usually make them big enough to call in the professionals. For children who put away their things and clean up after themselves. They're such a joy you hate to see them go home to their parents.
For teenagers because they give parents an opportunity to learn a second language. For smoke alarms because they let you know when the turkey is done.
Our list might not be the same as theirs, but I am convinced that if we began to make a list we would find that we have much more for which to be thankful than our material possessions. Like you, I'm certain my list would include the major things: life, health, family, friends and the nation we live in. Even more than that, I'm thankful for my salvation, my church family, and the mercy God showers on me each day. With Jesus we have so much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day! We have His presence, His promises, and His power available every single day that we live. He is faithful and He is true. We can count on Him. He is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in time of trouble. He is our high tower; He is alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last, the one who was and is and evermore shall be. He had no beginning and He has no end. He is the master of the mighty, He is the hero of the heroes, He is the rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley. He is the bright and the morning star. He is upon the Throne. He reigns. He rules. He overrules. He makes all things new. In Him, indeed, We are blessed for eternity.
I love Psalm 100. I listen to the hymn based the Old 100th, "All People That on Earth Do Dwell". We are to give thanks for the goodness of God. We are blessed in our church, in our family, and in our nation, the United States of America, by the goodness of God. Of all people that should give thanks ours should be at the top of the list! It is not uncommon to compile lists at Christmas and draw up a list of resolutions on New Years Day, but there is another list we often overlook: a Thanksgiving Day list of all for which we are thankful. Here is a list that several housewives compiled. They wrote that they were especially thankful for:
For automatic dish washers because they make it possible for us to get out of the kitchen before the family comes back in for their after dinner snacks.
For husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house because they usually make them big enough to call in the professionals. For children who put away their things and clean up after themselves. They're such a joy you hate to see them go home to their parents.
For teenagers because they give parents an opportunity to learn a second language. For smoke alarms because they let you know when the turkey is done.
Our list might not be the same as theirs, but I am convinced that if we began to make a list we would find that we have much more for which to be thankful than our material possessions. Like you, I'm certain my list would include the major things: life, health, family, friends and the nation we live in. Even more than that, I'm thankful for my salvation, my church family, and the mercy God showers on me each day. With Jesus we have so much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day! We have His presence, His promises, and His power available every single day that we live. He is faithful and He is true. We can count on Him. He is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in time of trouble. He is our high tower; He is alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last, the one who was and is and evermore shall be. He had no beginning and He has no end. He is the master of the mighty, He is the hero of the heroes, He is the rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley. He is the bright and the morning star. He is upon the Throne. He reigns. He rules. He overrules. He makes all things new. In Him, indeed, We are blessed for eternity.
In
Christ,
Brown
