Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a day set aside to commerate a moment in history when the Pilgrims celebrated that first meal in Plymouth colony. It's a day that we celebrate with food, football and family (usually in that order).
Thanksgiving, is actually two words isn't it; thanks, and giving. The pilgrims gave thanks that in their new land they were free from religious persecution. What do you have to be thankful for this day? Think about that for just a moment won't you? I know that times are tough economically, maybe you've just lost a loved one, and you're thinking there's not a whole lot to be thankful for this year. Wrong, you still have a God that loves you and will care for you even when you think that He's not listening or has abandoned you. Remember always Matthew 6:25-34, do not worry.
But what about the second part of that word; giving. Jesus said "I did not come to be served but to serve." Tomorrow is an excellent day to give in service to others. Invite a friend for dinner that has no where else to go, serve food at a shelter, turn off the TV and talk with those around you, its not like there won't be another FB game.
Let us GIVE THANKS tomorrow for the blessings of each and everyday God has given us. Let us GIVE THANKS for His Son our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who came to us, suffered with us and died for us so that our sins, yours and mine would be forgiven and the prophecy of eternal life would be fulfilled. Let us GIVE THANKS to the men and women who have fought to give us what the Pilgrims sought so long ago - the freedom to worship God.
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