Happy Thanksgiving today! I hope you enjoy a great celebration remembering God’s faithfulness. One of the things that often happened in the Bible was that people had a party to remember God’s faithfulness. They killed the fatted calf, they brought out the fancy clothes, they celebrated with gusto! It sounds a lot like the first Thanksgiving. I love that idea. We have a party for many things in our world… from a daughter finishing driver’s education, or getting her license. (All the girls turned out to be great drivers, just like her mom!) We celebrate loosing teeth (if you’re 7, not 27!) We celebrate adoption day. We celebrate an A on a project. We celebrate a job promotion. We celebrate whenever we can. I think there is something really special about saying even small things are worthy of a celebration. Communion might be the most common spiritual thing that we do to remember Christ’s death until He comes again. We commemorate His resurrection on Easter, we celebrate His birth at Christmas, but daily we should celebrate His faithfulness. His mercies are new every morning. Why not thank Him everyday for your salvation, for His provision, for walking in divine health, for the life of God that flows through you, for the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. There are so many things that we can remember and be thankful for. A daily habit of gratitude is powerful. The Bible tells us even when making requests to God to thank Him in advance. Phil 4:6 says, “ Be careful (or anxious) for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, WITH THANKSGIVING, let your requests be made known unto God”. What a great pattern for life. Let’s live in grateful remembrance. God has done great things for us!
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