Thursday, November 1, 2012

A Time for Thanksgiving

By Shirley Wiggins
“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!  How unsearchable  His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out!  Romans 11:33 (NIV).
A national day of Thanksgiving approaches in our country on the fourth Thursday of every November.  
A day to plan for and to make preparations for, a day to open our homes and to share with others our very hearts for this great and wonderful God whom we are privileged to know and to serve.
A time to gather together, clasp hands in an unbroken circle as we give thanks to God above, the great God, our great and awesome God. 
 A special day set aside to acknowledge His daily presence, provision, and protection to all who call upon His name, a time to honor Him with our praise and thanksgiving.
A time to call upon this God of mercy, compassion, and love;  a time to ask in unity for His continued blessings upon our children and our families, and all the families of the earth.
Many of us can testify to the fact that life today is not easy, and so many people around the world are suffering physically, financially, emotionally, and spiritually.
And still,  some know and acknowledge and proclaim our praise to the God of the universe, the Lord of creation.  And when we speak, we may be assured of His listening ear turned to us in our times of need.
A beautiful reminder is given in the Old Testament Book of Malachi, whose very name means “messenger.”  Although Malachi gives a very solemn message to people from the world’s Creator, we see in chapter 3:16-18,  a precious promise from this glorious God.
Malachi 3:16-18 (NIV) regarding “The Faithful Remnant”:
“Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard.  A scroll of remembrance was written in His presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored His name.  ‘On the day when I act,’ says the LORD Almighty, ‘they will be my treasured possession.  I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.  And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.’”
Set aside time to read the Book of Malachi, reflect and allow the Sender of the message to commune with you.
Dirt, like sin,
If it gets on your feet,
You’ll surely track it in.

Don’t let sin in ~
It defiles a body: the temple of God;
Sin defeats and can never win.

Don’t let sin come into your home,
It will destroy, and peace will be gone.
It causes one to hide and far from the Truth to roam.

Trust in the Lord, the God of all power,
Cling to His Word and above the enemy
You will always tower.

God is your Rock, His Word your shelter;
Look to Him and bid others come in, too,
Gather and fellowship, while wanderers walk helter-skelter;

Looking for ways to turn upside down God’s plan;
He is the Author of life and the Creator of all,
To reject Him is futile for man.

Seek His face, learn His way,
Tell of His deeds, sing His praise;
For all mankind in death will lie down one day.

Those who chose their own way,
In hell for eternity to wither and suffer,
For the error of the lie forever in darkness:  a dear price to pay.

Those who chose the way of the Lord in all His might,
In heaven forever their destiny all glorious,
For love of the Truth will live on forever in His great Light.

------------- Written by Shirley M. Wiggins


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