Called By Christ To Be ONE: Thanksgiving - A Uniquely American Holiday

Heaven Is Our Destination Where We Will Be ONE With The Lord Forever

Today, we are in The Season Of The Last Generation. The Birth Pains that Christ Jesus spoke about are currently under way, including natural and unnatural disasters. They will be ever increasing. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. Social, economic and political turmoil will be ever increasing, causing people's hearts to be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life. An apostasy within the Church of God is currently under way. This will all reach a climax with Satan revealing his Antichrist and requiring that everyone worship him; That every one receive his "mark" in order to buy or sell; The new currency of the New World Order, the New Tower of Babel.

Today, it is critical that those who have a heart for God are aware of what God is doing and speaking today. God is opening up His Word like never before in preparation for The Time Of The END. I exhort you to open up your heart and your eyes to see what He is doing and your ears to hear what God is speaking at this time. My prayer is that we will be able to stand before the Son of Man at His appearing, without fault and with great joy. I encourage you to read David Wilkerson's book, America's Last Call at davidwilkersontoday.blogspot.com. Also, Google, Tommy Hicks Prophecy, 1961 for a view of the End Times.

Tom's books include: Called By Christ To Be ONE, The Time Of The END, The Season Of The Last Generation, Worship God In Spirit And In Truth, Daniel And The Time Of The END, and Overcoming The Evil One. They are available at amazon.com. They can also be read without cost by clicking on link: Toms Books.

To receive Christ Jesus as a child by faith is the highest human achievement.

Today, the Bride Of Christ is rising up in every nation in the world! Giving Glory to Her Savior and King, Christ Jesus!

Today, the world is Raging against God, Rushing toward Oblivion! Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation!

Today, America is being ground to powder because of it's SIN against God!

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Thanksgiving - A Uniquely American Holiday

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Today we celebrate Thanksgiving. This is a uniquely American holiday. It doesn’t commemorate a battle or anyone’s birthday or anniversary. Rather, it’s a day set aside with the specific purpose of giving thanks to God Almighty.

Despite what the revisionists claim, many of our founding fathers were very committed Christians—not all of them, but many of them. They had a respect for God and understood that He gave us this great nation. Therefore, our first president, George Washington, set aside a day to give thanks to the Lord.

Fast-forward to today. For many, Thanksgiving is just a holiday between Halloween and Christmas. It’s a day where we get together and stuff ourselves before we go shopping on Black Friday. In fact, stores traditionally were closed on Thanksgiving Day, but now many are open. And some people don’t even call it Thanksgiving anymore. They call it Turkey Day instead.

Thanksgiving originally was a day to give glory to God, and for Christians, every day should be a day of thanksgiving, minus the turkey. Every day we should be giving thanks to the Lord. We should have an attitude of gratitude.

Researchers have discovered that gratitude actually has a positive effect on health. Dr. Robert Emmons of UC Davis said, “Gratitude blocks toxic, negative emotions, such as envy, resentment, regret, and depression, which can destroy our happiness. There’s even recent evidence . . . showing that gratitude can reduce the frequency and duration of episodes of depression.”[1]

Psalm 100 is identified as a psalm of thanksgiving; it originally was given to the people of Israel. After God delivered them from Egypt, they made a very long trek through the wilderness, ultimately arriving at the brink of the Promised Land.

But God warned them, “When you have eaten your fill in this land, be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. You must fear the Lord your God and serve him” (Deuteronomy 6:11–13 NLT).

This can very easily happen to us as well. When we’re in trouble, when we’re facing crisis, we call on God. But when things are going reasonably well, we can start to forget about God.

We need to remember to give thanks to God. We might set an alarm to remind us to get up at a certain hour of the day, or we ask someone to remind us to do something.

Psalm 100 is a reminder to give thanks: “Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture” (verses 1–3 NLT).

Our rejoicing on Thanksgiving Day and, really, every day should not be based on what we have materially. It should be based on who we know. Possessions come and go. Friends come and go. So does time. But God does not come and go. He remains.

[1] Emmons, Robert. "Gratitude Is Good Medicine." UC Davis Health, 25 Nov. 2015, health.ucdavis.edu/medicalcenter/features/2015-2016/11/20151125_gratitude.html.