O give thanks unto the Lord, call on His name, make known His deeds among the people. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him, tell of all His wonderful works! (Psalm 105:1-2).
To our international friends, here in the U.S. we are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Without going into the history of it, Thanksgiving is a day set aside to thank God for all His goodness, mercy, grace, forgiveness, kindness towards us. Its been interesting watching people in the stores buying food and other products for the Thanksgiving meal. The roadways have been jam-packed with cars and the airports crowded as people travel to be with loved ones on this day. Yet, while observing it all, I could not help but wonder how many of those, excited with preparation, were thinking of God at all? How many were thankful at all, and to who? Even in many of the homes where there are believers, often there is but one prayer on Thanksgiving Day and that is the prayer before the meal. And at that, many will complain if that prayer goes too long because filling our stomachs is more important than thanking the God who provided the food. Well, if not at meal time, do set some time aside to pray and thank God for all He has done for you. But, not only should we pray, but as the verse above reminds us: ".......make known His deeds among the people,.....tell of His wondrous works." Set time aside from food and football to TELL of His mighty works in your life. Then tell it again on Friday and Saturday and everyday, especially to those who don't believe or who need encouragement. The testimony of our lips may draw someone to Christ.
I am thankful to God for soooo much! I thank Him for my wife Gardenia, our families, I'm thankful for the wonderful people at TMI-ATL, FBC in Virginia, First African in Richmond and Macedonia in Pittsburgh, PA for helping me in my spiritual formation, and to all the wonderful people I have met in the U.S. and around the world. Each of you have in some way made me better. God bless each of you and let's give our Lord and King the thanks He deserves!
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