This starts my thirteenth year of devoting November to giving thanks. There is a purpose in it that has become the foundation of my Holiday season. Each year many of the verses remain the same but then the Lord adds new ones I had missed.
“Lord, you are my God. I honor you and praise your name, because you did amazing things. The words you said long ago are completely true; everything happened exactly as you said it would.” Isaiah 25:1 ERV
Each morning I start my prayer time with thanking the Father for His love, His mercy, His goodness and His grace.
“But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.” Romans 5:8 CEV
“The Lord’s kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed. 23 The Lord can always be trusted to show mercy each morning. 24 Deep in my heart I say, ‘The Lord is all I need; I can depend on him!” Lamentations 3:22-24 CEV
“He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. 21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.” Psalm 107:20-22 KJV
same verses, a different Bible version
“By the power of his own word, he healed you and saved you from destruction. 21 You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.22 You should celebrate by offering sacrifices and singing joyful songs to tell what he has done.” Psalm 107:20-22 CEV
And in this one passage we see God’s love, His mercy, His goodness and His grace.
“But God is rich in mercy, and he loved us very much. 5 We were spiritually dead because of all we had done against him. But he gave us new life together with Christ. (You have been saved by God’s grace.) 6 Yes, it is because we are a part of Christ Jesus that God raised us from death and seated us together with him in the heavenly places. 7 God did this so that his kindness to us who belong to Christ Jesus would clearly show for all time to come the amazing richness of his grace. 8 I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God. 9 You are not saved by the things you have done, so there is nothing to boast about.” Ephesians 2:4-9 ERV
Today is a good day to praise our Lord and Father. This is the way to start the Thanksgiving Season!
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