Before I get in to today’s
devotion I want to remind you that there are FREE community meals taking place
on Thanksgiving. Two of them I know
about are at our church, The Community Fellowship in Collinsville, from 2 until
4pm, and the other is at Orchard Drive Baptist Church, which is in the Sanville
community of Bassett, beginning about 11am.
Please pass this and other free meals in your community on to others.
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What are you thankful for?
I mean, really. What do the people around you know that you are
thankful for? Does my life and yours show others that we are grateful for
anything? Far too often Christians are known for what they are against or
for what they are mad about. That is just flat out wrong. It is
time to let the world know what we are excited about and what we are thankful
for!
1 Thessalonians
5:18 NASB
in everything give thanks; for this is
God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Years ago I heard a story
about a lady who was going through a tough time in her life. One day as
she was in the bathtub God brought a thought to her mind. "What am I
thankful for?" She asked. At that moment she looked around the
bathroom and began to thank God for everything. I mean everything from
the toilet to the toilet seat, from the rug on the floor to the blinds on the
window.
That may be a strange
story, but it shows us a great point. God intends for us to be thankful
in everything. And I mean everything. Even in the stuff that is not
so easy to be thankful for. I heard one man say (and you have heard this
before), "I complained about my feet hurting until I saw a man who had no
feet". We have so much to be thankful for. It all begins with
and ends with God. He has blessed us. He has loved us. He has
held us and helped us for a long time. Isn't it time to let Him and
others know we are thankful?
Psalm 136:26 NLT
Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful
love endures forever.
Take a few minutes today
and tomorrow to express your thanks. Tell someone you are thankful for
them or for something they do. Speak up about being thankful to God.
Let people hear you.
Here is another way to be
thankful: look around you and see who you can bless. Heck, it could be
that this person needs a plate of leftovers or maybe even to be invited over
for Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe their yard needs some help because of all
the leaves. Maybe they need a call or even someone to pray for them this
weekend. Whatever it may be, going out of our way to serve others is
another way to show that we truly are grateful for who God is and all He has
done for us.
God never intends for us
to live life alone. He made us for fellowship, to enjoy each other.
Do that this Thanksgiving.
By the way, every time I
time I think about you and write these devotions, I say something like what
Paul said. And I mean it ...
Philippians 1:3 NLT
Every time I think of you,
I give thanks to my God.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING from
our family to yours!!!
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