Thursday – November 23, 2023, Kislev 10, 5784
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY from Awake, Arise, and Triumph Ministries, The Three Minute Word blog, and Donna and me. Please take a moment to share this teaching and commemoration as widely as possible. Today is a national holiday in the United States. Unfortunately, like so many of our holidays it has morphed away from and has been perverted from its original purpose. At its conception this day was set aside to give thanks to God, to the God of the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The holy purpose and wonder of this day have been perverted to unholy purposes. The original purpose and our (Donna and me) purpose for this day is to publicly give thanks to God for our individual blessings, the blessings of our family, of our Church, and of our nation. We are most fortunate and blessed among nations to be one of only two Covenant nations with the Almighty God on the earth.
This National Holiday has come to be focused on family, food, football, beer, and many other things. What has happened to us as a people? I am not condemning family, food, football, beer, and other things, however what I am pointing out is that the focus has shifted away from thanksgiving to God. Our relationship with God is eternal, all else is quite temporary. It is a day for family, wonderful foods, and other things; however, those things are never to eclipse thanksgiving to God. Nothing and no one must ever come before, taking the place of God, either on this day or any other day. Without God we are a lost people and let me assure you there is no Thanksgiving Day in Hell. Let us enjoy ourselves today, enjoy the food, enjoy our family, enjoy our family traditions, and even enjoy the football game if that is your thing. Let us, each one, purpose to make God and the recognition of His goodness the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving Day. He is faithful and merciful beyond compare. Without Him nothing good in our lives is possible. Dear ones God is good to saints and for a season sinners alike.
Now, let’s focus on the power of giving thanks to God. Many times, we are giving thanks in faith, motivated by love (agape), led of the Holy Spirit for things hoped for but not yet in manifestation (Hebrews 11:1). Other times we are giving thanks for the things already in manifestation in our lives. I am not sure most Christians understand the tremendous power that is released in our thanksgiving.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (KJV)
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:14 (KJV)
14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
Lord willing, I will return to our study of the Bible Book of Isaiah on Monday, the 27th of November.
Authored By: Dr. David R. Wood, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
2 Chronicles 20:20 b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (KJV)
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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