A Time to Be Thankful

November 25, 2008, Tuesday - Did you know that Pilgrims were Christian men and women, who journeyed to a destination usually because of their religious beliefs? They boarded the Mayflower and believed that God was leading them to establish a new community where they could worship freely. We celebrate Thanksgiving every year because of the profound faith and uncommon courage of these English men and women.
After 97 days at sea the Pilgrims caught a glimpse of their destination, the new land where God would be worshiped freely and - in time- freedom would flourish, they fell to their knees and prayed, shouted for joy and celebrated by reading Psalm 100:
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.
Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not
we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving,
And His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him; bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting,
And His faithfulness to all generations.


I hope that this Thanksgiving that you will remember what God has done for you and thank him.
Psalm 105:5 "Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth."

Isaiah 12:4-5 "Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; make them remember that His name is exalted'...Let this be known throughout the earth."

Hebrews 12:28 "Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe."

1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Colossians 3:15-17 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful...singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God...giving thanks through Him to God the Father.