What Am I Thankful For??? A Thanksgiving Word for today! #10

10 Thursday Nov 2022

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What Am I Thankful For???  A Thanksgiving Word for today! #10

Today I want to share one of my favorite passages on parenting, especially on this day #10, which just happens to be the date of my mother’s birthday (and she would have been 99); and how appropriate to honor biblical parenting on this day. I am truly thankful to have been blessed with godly parents–not perfect– but a father and mother who pursued godliness. Thank you, Jesus, for blessing me so!

“And thou shalt love the LORD thy God

with all thine heart,

and with all thy soul,

and with all thy might.

6 And these words,

which I command thee this day,

shall be in thine heart:

7 And thou shalt teach them diligently

unto thy children,

and shalt talk of them

when thou sittest in thine house,

and when thou walkest by the way,

and when thou liest down,

and when thou risest up.

8 And thou shalt bind them

for a sign upon thine hand,

and they shall be as frontlets

between thine eyes.

9 And thou shalt write them

upon the posts of thy house,

and on thy gates.”  Deuteronomy 6:5-9

 And if I might make a bit of commentary, God was telling His people that it all started with them–if you don’t love God, you can’t pass it on!  If you do love God with your “all”, then pass it on–taking advantage of every ‘teachable moment’ with your children; in conversation, in relaxation, in activities, at bedtime and waking time, decorate your home with godly reminders instead of worldly distractions!

So, in closing, this will be our last “What am I thankful for?” post for now, and I’ll see you in a few days.  Blessings on you day and remember what a blessing it is to have godly parents and a real call to “BE” a godly parent!

Amen and Amen!!!

What Am I Thankful For??? A Thanksgiving Word for today! #9

09 Wednesday Nov 2022

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What Am I Thankful For???  A Thanksgiving Word for today! #9

When the way is seemingly blocked before you and you’re wrestling with fears and doubts—remember, my friend, God has the answer and the right timing!

“Be still,

and know that I am God:

I will be exalted among the heathen,

I will be exalted in the earth.”  Psalm 46:10

While fear is an emotion and not a sin, we can let fear become sin, when we let it control our lives and our choices.  I have two simple scriptures that I hope will encourage you today!

“Fear thou not;

for I am with thee:

be not dismayed;

for I am thy God:

I will strengthen thee;

yea, I will help thee;

yea, I will uphold thee

with the right hand

of my righteousness.”  Isaiah 41:10

And Paul’s amazing instruction to us has always been a great help to me and I hope it will lift your heart today.

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;

but of power,

and of love,

and of a sound mind.”  2 Timothy 1:7

 Stand fast my friends—remember, “Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth”!  We win!!!

Amen and Amen!!!

What Am I Thankful For??? A Thanksgiving Word for today! #8

08 Tuesday Nov 2022

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What Am I Thankful For???  A Thanksgiving Word for today! #8

Today I am thankful to live in a Democratic Republic, and for the privilege to vote.  I thank God for America, and I pray that each of you will pray, do your due diligence in making your choices, and then go and vote (or thank you if you early voted or sent in your absentee ballots)!  And then please do the most important thing and that is PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!

Trust the rest to The Sovereign God of all.

“The king’s heart

is in the hand of the LORD,

as the rivers of water:

he turneth it whithersoever he will.”  Proverbs 21:1

And an amazing reminder from the prophet Daniel.

“Daniel answered and said,

Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever:

for wisdom and might are his:

21 And he changeth the times and the seasons:

he removeth kings,

and setteth up kings:

he giveth wisdom

unto the wise,

and knowledge

to them that know understanding:

22 He revealeth

the deep and secret things:

he knoweth

what is in the darkness,

and the light

dwelleth with him.

23 I thank thee, and praise thee,

O thou God of my fathers,

who hast given me

wisdom and might,

and hast made known unto me now

what we desired of thee:

for thou hast now made known unto us

the king’s matter.”  Daniel 2:20-23

Blessings on you and yours, and God, please bless America again!

Amen and Amen!!!

What Am I Thankful For??? A Thanksgiving Word for today! #7

07 Monday Nov 2022

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What Am I Thankful For???  A Thanksgiving Word for today! #7

As most of you know, we live in Oklahoma and drought is a regular part of our lives, so rain is a real “biggy” for most of us here; and when the rains come, we are grateful.  I have a dear friend, and I’m always telling him that if nobody else in Oklahoma is praying for rain, I know that he and I are!  And that is true, for I pray for the rain continually—both asking God and thanking HIM when it comes.  In fact, I am often heard to say, “My confidence isn’t in the government nor the weatherman!  But my confidence is in Jesus Christ my Lord!”  God is the giver of sunshine and rain.  And for that I’m grateful, and we’ve had some wonderful rains of late, and I almost always smile and say, “Thank YOU, Jesus!”

How about you?  Have you considered that God is the One who is in charge of the weather?  I trust HIM with a grateful heart! How about you?

“And it shall come to pass,

if ye shall hearken diligently

unto my commandments

which I command you this day,

to love the LORD your God,

and to serve him

with all your heart

and with all your soul,

14 That I will give you the rain of your land

in his due season,

the first rain

and the latter rain,

that thou mayest gather in

thy corn,

and thy wine,

and thine oil.”  Deuteronomy 11:13-14

May you enjoy your day, thanking God for sunshine and rain!

Amen and Amen!!!

What Am I Thankful For??? A Thanksgiving Word for today! #6

06 Sunday Nov 2022

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What Am I Thankful For???  A Thanksgiving Word for today! #6

When I don’t know how I’ll make it, what do I do?  I bow before The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who cares about everything that comes into my life and yours!!

“Rejoice in the Lord alway:

and again I say, Rejoice.

5 Let your moderation

be known unto all men.

The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing;

but in every thing

by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving

let your requests be made known

unto God.

7 And the peace of God,

which passeth all understanding,

shall keep your hearts and minds

through Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:4-7

Taking every single one of our “requests” to “be made known unto God”!  All because HE cares for us. And Paul goes on to remind us of how to keep our hearts and minds set on Jesus and tuned in to God’s ways.

“Finally, brethren,

whatsoever things are true,

whatsoever things are honest,

whatsoever things are just,

whatsoever things are pure,

whatsoever things are lovely,

whatsoever things are of good report;

if there be any virtue,

and if there be any praise,

think on these things.”  Philippians 4:8

The prophet Micah writes an amazing instruction regarding our posture before our God, as well as what our God desires from us!  And when we think on these eight things that Paul recommends, we will find the strength, grace, and truth to stand “against the wiles of the devil” no matter the circumstances–standing in Jesus, our truth!

“Wherewith shall I come before the LORD,

and bow myself before the high God?

shall I come before him

with burnt offerings,

with calves of a year old?

7 Will the LORD be pleased

with thousands of rams,

or with ten thousands of rivers of oil?

shall I give my firstborn

for my transgression,

the fruit of my body

for the sin of my soul?

8 He hath shewed thee, O man,

what is good;

and what doth the LORD require of thee,

but to do justly,

and to love mercy,

and to walk humbly

with thy God?”  Micah 6:6-8

And how do we “walk humbly with thy God”?  John revealed the answer to Nicodemus, and it’s still true for everyone who will receive it today!

“For God so loved the world,

that he gave

his only begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in him

should not perish,

but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son

into the world

to condemn the world;

but that the world

through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him

is not condemned:

but he that believeth not

is condemned already,

because he hath not believed

in the name of the only begotten

Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation,

that light is come into the world,

and men loved darkness

rather than light,

because their deeds were evil.”  John 3:16-19

 I pray that you will find comfort, encouragement, and hope in these Thanksgiving posts; and be sure and keep that “attitude of gratitude”!  Remember, you can be “humbly grateful, or grumbly hateful”!  It’s your choice but remember there is a test!

“In every thing give thanks:

for this is the will of God

in Christ Jesus

concerning you.”  1 Thessalonians 5:18

Amen and Amen!!!