A Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving

 

Psalm 116:12-19 KJV; Maundy Thursday; A sacrifice of thanksgiving for the sacrifice Jesus made for us.

We Give Thanks For The Promised Land

 Deuteronomy 26:1-11 KJV; Thanksgiving Day; Our promised land is the Kingdom of God received by faith in Jesus the Christ.

Give Thanks For All Things

Psalm 100 KJV; Give thanks for all things. We are most blessed and are fortunate to not live in times past when misdemeanors were punishable by death.

Give Thanks To God Always!

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17  KJV; 22nd Sunday after Pentecost; Give thanks to God for all that he has done for you.

The Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving

Psalm 116:12-19 KJV; Maundy Thursday; Praise the Lord offering up the sacrifice of Thanksgiving for all that He has done.

Give Thanks

Thanksgiving; Luke 17:11-19 KJV; Give thanks for all things!

Praise The Lord

Psalm 67:1-7 KJV; Thanksgiving; Praise the Lord and give thanks for all that He has done.  

Joyful and Thankful!

Psalm 100 KJV; joyful and thankful for the end of my cancer treatment and prayerfully there will be no need for more in the future.

Lots Of Reasons To Pray

1 John 5:14-15 KJV; Give thanks; rejoice; and pray always with confidence that the Lord hears and answers.

Is Giving Thanks A Sacrifice?

Psalm 116:12-19 KJV – Maundy Thursday; Are you observing all of Holy Week or do you just skip to Easter Sunday and the Resurrection? Would you rather avoid the death on the cross? Remember there is no resurrection without a death and give thanks for the life, death, and life of Jesus!

Sing Praises

Psalm 147:1-11 KJV; 5th Sun after Epiphany, Singing praises to God will bring joy to your heart as you recall all that He has done.

Give Joyful Thanks!

Psalm 100; KJV; So much good around us - let us make a joyful noise in thanksgiving!

We Have Been Made Whole In Christ!

Luke 17:11-19; 10 were healed; yet, only one gave thanks. How often do we truly give thanks to God?

Stop, Look, Listen

Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised. 

                                                                          (Psalm 113:1-3 KJV)

I was up early this morning to witness the beauty of Venus and the moon set against the dawning sky. Such beauty God has created! Too many miss it. They never get to witness God awesomeness in his creation. Some miss it because they are in cities where the lights of the sky overwhelm the lights that God has placed in the skies. Others miss the beauty of creation because they are just too busy. They are so busy pursuing their own desires that they fail to see the gifts that God has already given them. Maybe, they are just sitting in a darkened room playing on electronic games.

Years ago, I brought some teenage boys from a correctional facility for a hike around Bond Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They were a bit nervous about it. When I asked them what was wrong, they admitted that they were thinking that maybe I'd brought them out into the wilderness to lose them or to do them harm otherwise. They did think that maybe we were lost because they could not see the rarely used path before us. They were also very amazed. They had never seen a waterfalls in their lives. They had never been out in the woods. Now, that amazed me even as it reminded me how fortunate I was to be able to get out and explore these things.

But, it is not just the beauty of the creation found outside four walls that is often missed. We often miss the awesomeness of God's creative work in one another. Again; too busy with our own agendas to have time to stop and look and listen to one another. 

Stop, look, and listen to what all of God's creation would share with us. Stop, give thanks, and praise the Lord for all that he has given us.

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Give Thanks!

Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.

                                                                                  1 Chronicles 16:8 KJV

Thanksgiving isn't a religious holiday! I hear that every year from certain family and friends. My reply always is something to the effect of then who are are we giving thanks to on Thanksgiving if not to God. God has given us all things. To Him we give thanks and praise for that He has done for us. Count your blessings this and every day and give thanks to the Lord for them.

May you all have a blessed day of giving thanks to the Lord!

God's Peace - Pr. J.