Psalms 50:23
He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.
He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.
What would it look like if the things we do at Thanksgiving we did all year long, in our spiritual lives as well as in the natural? I know I promised to explain # and I will get there. Hang in here with me. i got to share what God is telling us in this season.
1. Invite family and friends over
Matthew 9 Jesus says, "Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
One of our job duties as Christians is to actively work for souls. Remember we give the invitation and God does the saving! Invite others to share a meal with you this year. Reach out to the singles and widowed in your community.Where will the lonely eat?
We need to actively promote what God is doing in us! One way to do this is around the dinner table.
Matthew 9 Jesus says, "Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
One of our job duties as Christians is to actively work for souls. Remember we give the invitation and God does the saving! Invite others to share a meal with you this year. Reach out to the singles and widowed in your community.Where will the lonely eat?
We need to actively promote what God is doing in us! One way to do this is around the dinner table.
2. Prepare for the feast
II Timothy 2:15, "Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
Preparation is needed in order to pull off a successful Thanksgiving Day feast right?
The turkey just doesn’t stroll up and sit on your porch and the potatoes don’t jump out of the ground and into your mailbox! You prepare in advance for all the day’s activities.
Are we as believers truly preparing for the day when we see God face to face?
We need to prepare. Memorizing scripture, earnestly praying and being a blessing to everyone around us.
II Timothy 2:15, "Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
Preparation is needed in order to pull off a successful Thanksgiving Day feast right?
The turkey just doesn’t stroll up and sit on your porch and the potatoes don’t jump out of the ground and into your mailbox! You prepare in advance for all the day’s activities.
Are we as believers truly preparing for the day when we see God face to face?
We need to prepare. Memorizing scripture, earnestly praying and being a blessing to everyone around us.
Col 4:2
"Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving."
"Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving."
3. Prayer of thanksgiving is offered
In many American homes, the Thanksgiving meal is the only time when a prayer is offered to God!
We need to remember that what we believe in hinges on prayer!
Jesus prayed in Gethsemane. What if Jesus didn’t pray that night?
We prayed a prayer of salvation to receive Christ as our savior.
Prayer is the heart of our spiritual walk. If we don’t pray, we will start the process of dying!
In many American homes, the Thanksgiving meal is the only time when a prayer is offered to God!
We need to remember that what we believe in hinges on prayer!
Jesus prayed in Gethsemane. What if Jesus didn’t pray that night?
We prayed a prayer of salvation to receive Christ as our savior.
Prayer is the heart of our spiritual walk. If we don’t pray, we will start the process of dying!
ACTION STEP: Here are three of the seven things I wanted to share with you. I will share the other four with you tomorrow. Begin to celebrate Thanksgiving today and then continue to celebrate Thanksgiving everyday of your life. Open your home to others, prepare yourself for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, and pray. Pray like everything in life depends on it, because it does. Practice these three today and then tomorrow we will add four more to practice daily, to make Thanksgiving an everyday occurrence in our lives.
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