I laughed to myself and shook my head. What I wanted to ask was, "Just who exactly are you thanking?"
I don't profess to be the smartest girl. I don't profess to be biblically sound, and prophetic. However, on Thanksgiving I am thankful for the truth; I know that I must repent of my sins, be baptized in Jesus' name, receive the Holy Ghost, and live an overcoming life in order to be saved. Furthermore, Jesus is God manifested in the flesh and in Him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead (Col 2:9).
I've mentioned before that our church has footwashing & communion on Thanksgiving Day. Many churches take communion multiple times throughout the year, and have footwashing on New Year's Eve. I always feel like I have a fresh start every Thanksgiving. Our FW&C service is special & tight knit. It's not a time for games and laughing; we are reminded weeks in advance to prepare for the service by making sure our lives are right. We do not want to take communion in jest.
As my pastor read from the book of 2 Timothy this verse stuck with me: "Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" v 7 NIV.
Wow! There are people that pride themselves on being well versed on a number of subjects; these are smart people! Yet they deny the power of God because they have yet to experience His power (made me think of the "thankful" atheist!)
2 Tim Chap 3 is great chapter, and I suggest you read it.
I try my best to be thankful on a daily basis and not just on Thanksgiving Day. In a time where people gripe, complain, and are rarely thankful, I am glad to set aside 24 hours to celebrate Thanksgiving as a Christian who knows who God is.
He is my provider--I quit my social work position in April without another job in order. Bye, health benefits & bi-weekly salary! Right when my savings got pretty low, God blessed me with a teaching job.
He is my protector--I have over 105k miles on my car, and have never been in a car accident.
He has extended grace & mercy towards me--He has given me what I do not deserve, and held back what I do deserve.
He has given me strength--I made a career change, and was nervous about the transition. I completed a teaching program in less than 7 months with a 4.0 GPA and couldn't have done it without Him.
I can go on...and...on...and on! We all can! In everything give thanks. God has our best interests in mind and we should always be cognizant of this!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Ps. 1 pic is in my front yard & the other is of me & my sis before church this morning.
PPS. I'm thankful that I can blog from my phone, because I rarely get on my computer!
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