November 29, 2024 - It’s Thanksgiving Day! It will be a day of good food and family time and watching football games. Most of us will eat much more than we should and then wonder why we ate everything we did when we are so miserable. I often wonder if among the food, family and football if we really pause to realize just how much we have to be thankful for.
Yes, we have food, clothing and shelter. We live in a land where we are free to come and go as we please and travel and own property. We can assemble with the saints on the Lord’s Day and not fear the intervention or intrusion of government. We are truly blessed.
However, do we realize just what we have to be thankful for spiritually? Through Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice, we have the forgiveness of our sins. As Christians, we have the privilege of approaching God through the Holy, Happy, Heavenly exercise of prayer. Because of Jesus Christ, we have the promise of a mansion in heaven if faithful to Him we live our lives on this earth.
On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s make sure to take the time to realize just how blessed we really are. Let’s take the time to offer to God a prayer of gratitude for all that He has done for us. Let’s take the words of the song to heart:
Count your blessings.
Name them one by one.
Count your many blessings,
See what God hath done.
It’s something to think about... tbp
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