ABUNDANT
GRACE
ABOUNDING
THANKS
We celebrate Thanksgiving Day
later this month. To whom are we giving thanks, and why? Of course, we as
believers are directing our gratitude to the Lord God Almighty. We may be
thankful for many specific things this year—God’s provision in our finances,
the Lord’s healing of a loved one, the safety of our military and first
responders, a new life brought into our family, or God’s mercy in the homegoing
of one of His saints. However, the primary point of Thanksgiving, our main
focus, should be to express our gratitude for our Lord Jesus Christ, and His
vicarious satisfaction of the Father’s holiness by dying in our place on the
cross. We need to thank God that because of Jesus’s sacrifice of Himself, we
experience atonement—the privilege of being one with the Lord as He prayed for
us as our High Priest which is recorded in John chapter 17. Because we have
been given the faith to believe and trust in this truth, we have the assurance
that Jesus will come back for us so that “where He is, there we may be also”
John 14:3 (personalized). This shout of thanksgiving should rise up from all
believers in a resounding chorus bringing glory to our loving Father, the
Creator and Sustainer of the universe. We should use our voices as instruments
or even megaphones of thanksgiving. As a once popular chorus said, “We’ve got
so much, so much, so much to be thankful for!” This should be our theme on
Thanksgiving Day and every other day of the year. If you belong to the family
of God, join us in lifting your voice in praise and gratitude for all He has
done for you. If you do not know yet know Jesus, please contact us via our
website www.preciousjewelsministries.org and
allow us the privilege of sharing more about Jesus with you!
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