Does life ever get us down? Well, let me remind us: our JOY in the Lord, our SECURITY in God’s loving protection, our GODLY CONTENTMENT, and whatever else we can put on the list, is not affected by whatever is going on around us. Our country may be in a mess, but our security and joy are based on what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for us. Let’s be thankful that Jesus gave His life for us, and be eternally thankful that, in turn, we can give our lives TO HIM. “…let the peace of God RULE in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and BE THANKFUL. Let the word of Christ dwell IN YOU richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” (Col. 3:15-16)
Here’s a portion of the first Thanksgiving Proclamation given in 1777 by the Continental Congress.
“It’s the Duty of all Men to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with Gratitude their Obligation to Him for Benefits received, and to implore such farther Blessings as they stand in Need of: And it having pleased Him in His abundant Mercy, not only to continue to us the innumerable Bounties of His common Providence… (to) express the grateful Feelings of their Hearts, and consecrate themselves to the Service of their Divine Benefactor….”
HAVE A VERY WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING…
-Bill Stockham