Good morning Thursday...
Father thank You for this NEW day. Please continue to break us of old self and TRANSFORM us by the renewing of our minds, so we can experience your loving and perfect will for us! - Thanksgiving On Thanksgiving Back in The Garden of Eden, before our ancestors Adam and Eve fell, we were in full unity with Our Father. Before the fall, we stood in confidence before God, with full affection towards Him and we were perfectly satisfied. After the sin of eating the forbidden fruit something changed. No longer were Our Fathers Commands "enough" for us. The ancient Hebrew Scriptures use a word that describes us as "out of chord" with The One True and Living God of All Things. We were no longer in perfect harmony with Our Father. Now we seem to bend and seek harmony with "the world," needing its affirmation and acceptance. Here is how Our Father had Paul make the statement about those now without Christ in Philippians 2:15: “a warped and crooked generation.” Philippians 2:15 Crooked. Warped. This is how we are now described before we come to knowledge of Our Savior and King and change our lives. So, what is the cure? Philippians 2 goes on to explain that we should be "blameless and pure," other translations explain it as "without blemish." Our Father Goes On In His Word To Explain for us to "Do everything without grumbling or arguing." Stated another way, we should be thankful. This thankfulness and thanksgiving causes us to "shine like stars in the sky." We shine when we have Our Father and His Word, even when we are among a "warped and crooked generation." Our world has unfortunately slipped into a the trap of entitlement and because of this, most seem to always be discontent. Our world has become like our ancestors and thinks we "deserve" to be gods. Because of this attitude we are always trying to decide our own fate and be our own leaders, never satisfied. The world see those that stand in their way of controlling their own fate as enemies. Those in the world, and us before Christ, want it all. What is the product of this entitlement and god-complex? Discontent and pride. When anyone is chasing the myths and fairytales of this world it undoubtedly tends to leave us swimming in pride and chasing things that aren't even a reality to acquire. Thanksgiving is a large part of our lives as believers. If we are struggling with trails, sin, or temptation in this life, it may be a worship or thanksgiving problem. If we succumb to the temptations of this world it will only lead us to self worship, worship of someone, or worship of something other than Our Father. Thankfulness takes our focus off of our perceived needs and places our focus on Our Father and King. Our thanksgiving to God Our Father cleanses us, refocuses us, and brings us His Peace. May we all make it a point on this day to be thankful. Wherever we may be, whatever we may be doing, if we are Thankful and giving Thanksgiving to Our God, Father, and Savior... we will be able to see our blessings rather than just ourselves. *An interesting note: Do you know how Thanksgiving was started? Sukkot or The Feast of Tabernacles. When the first settlers came over they all still celebrated Our Father's Holy Feast. When it came time to "break bread" with the natives they wanted to honor Our Father's Holy Days and show the natives how believers in The One True God celebrated. It makes perfect sense because what is Sukkot all about?... Thanksgiving. So from that day forward Thanksgiving was established. May we all remember Our Father and Savior on this memorial day and most of all remember to give... Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving. God Bless Everyone. Praying each and every one of you on the other side of this screen has a wonderful, joyous, and God-Blessed Thanksgiving. Shalom! The Thanksgiving Word Of God aka Turkey For The Soul: “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” Psalms 100:4 “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.” Philippians 2:12-18 “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.” Psalm 28:7 “I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.” Psalms 9:1
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