Hi Folks,
Happy Week Before Thanksgiving!!
I have two devots. for you today and both have a great message/challenge.
The first on gives some practical ideas on how to make next Thanksgiving the best one you ever had (I really liked this one!!!). The second devot. gives a challenge of how to pass down to your family a legacy of gratefulness to God.
In Psalm 107, the Psalmist King David is imploring, begging, "Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!" This statement is made 5 times in this chapter alone!!! Oh that we would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness toward sinful man and for all that we have been blessed with!
I can never wrap my head around how Thanksgiving can be celebrated without giving Thanks to God in some way. Does one just sit down, dig into Thanksgiving dinner without giving thanks to the One who has blessed that individual with food, shelter, family???
The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3 that in the "end days", the time before Christ returns to take those who have trusted Him home to Heaven, folks in general will have a spirit of ungratefulness. My mom and others I have spoken to have stated that they notice how this spirit is pervading every aspect of life, whether it's not thanking someone for a gift with a note or even a text or just in general not saying "thank you."
Do you wish to leave a legacy such as this for your children, grandchildren, or those around you-a spirit lacking in thankfulness to God and others??? I don't think you would.
I challenge us today to see where we are at in this area-giving verbal thanks at Thanksgiving, giving thanks to God everyday for "everyday blessings", encouraging others to look and give thanks for those blessings, and passing a legacy of thankfulness to God and others to the next generation. Let's be the ones to give "thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!" and then starting a chain reaction!!!
Lord bless you and yours this week!
Make this the Best Thanksgiving Ever:
(Read and Share. Taken from https://www.dayspring.com/articles/)
How to Leave a Family Legacy:
(Read and Share. Taken from https://www.dayspring.com/articles/)
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