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Everyday Should Be Thanksgiving!

As we are thrust into the holiday season, we tend to become reflective.  Even though it is the season to be jolly and to think of others, we often have the tendency to turn inward.  No, this is not going to be a lecture on how we should ponder the true meaning of Christmas nor am I making a point to remember the Pilgrims and all they endured.  I do, however, want to remind you that no matter the circumstance, God is faithful! 

I hear so many say, "Just what do I have to be thankful for this year?"  Let's go to scripture:

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." 1 Chronicles 16:34
"I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High." Psalm 7:17
"Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind." Psalm 107:21
"I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation." Psalm 118:21
"Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!" Romans 7:25
"I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." Ephesians 1:16
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." Colossians 3:17
"...give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."   1 Thessalonians 5:8
"We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign." Revelation 11:17
So, we are to give thanks for:  His goodness, His righteousness, His love, His salvation, His deliverance, for one another, at all times, in all circumstances, in whatever we do and in whatever we say.

"...but why," you ask? 

For it is written, "this is God's will  for you in Christ Jesus" AND because He is the One Who Was, and Is, and Is To Come!  He reigns!

Seems to me, there is no other way to be.










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