I give thee thanks. 18 in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward. 1 Thessalonians 5:18. I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. psalm 9:1. Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name. psalms 18:49
The ASV mentions thanks 137 in the closest translation after the Interlinear Bible. That gets me to think that thanks is important, I don't about you, does it? As we started off by talking about the history of thanksgiving and then moved on from there. It is clear that this is more another holiday. This is a day to give thanks for all that he has done for us. Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken. Jeremiah 13:15. If the Bible mentions thanks that many times don't you think we should give heed to what the Bible says about thanks then? Not my words but the Bible itself says to give thanks in everything. So, we are to give thanks for everything and more so on a day devoted to giving thanks and praises to God.
Go ahead and eat the turkey, watch football, and see family but put Jesus at the head of everything you do and seek first His kingdom. This was supposed to just be about the holiday, Thanksgiving but it has shaken my faith in a good way. We talked about Jesus first and then something like I mentioned above again. Seeking first ye the kingdom of God. I am trying to live out this verse Luke 12:31in my life. as I said I was leaving 25 minutes open for the devil to do his will before I sought God and His kingdom. So, when I wake up, I pray and say this verse in some way and then keep praying or seeking God (at least I try, my day or yesterday seeps in there sometimes).
To sum it all up in one sentence. Seek God every day (seek ye the kingdom) and more so on Thanksgiving. once I have finished this series, I will return to this idea of Luke 12:31 and what it looks like to live it out. Have a bless day!!!
All Bible verses taken from the ASV
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