“Thanksgiving”

Psalm 98:1
Sing a new song to the LORD,
for He has done wonderful deeds,
He has won a mighty victory
by His power and holiness. (NLT)

Our LORD has given His creation the greatest gift possible, His One and Only Son; our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. Not only did our Lord take the punishment that was due all of mankind, but He paid the full ransom once and for all—the price; His life. We can all find reason to be thankful no matter what our circumstances may be, if we truly stop focusing on all that we don’t have; or worse, on what we, ourselves, have done for us. Without the Lord our Creator, nothing would exist. Without the Lord our Sustainer, all that He created would cease to exist. Without the Lord our Organizer, there would be no order. Without the Lord our Provider, we would have nothing to sustain our life. Without the Lord our Comforter, we would live in continual fear. Without the Lord our Savior, we would be slaves to our evil nature; forever chained in bondage to sin. Without the Lord our Redeemer, we would die a sinners death and be sentenced to life in hell. Without the Lord, my friends, we would have no life, no reason, no joy, no hope, no justice, and no future. Without Jesus living in our world thanksgiving would be hard to give and difficult to find, if not impossible. So take the time, my friends, and give thanks to the LORD for the good things that you have, because without the Lord our God there would be no good things and this life would be a nightmare at best for everyone who was unfortunate enough to live, because there would be absolutely nothing worth living for—and most certainly, nothing worth dying for!

A Word from Zak

Take time, my dear friends…to thank God. And if you don’t know God enough to thank Him, please take the time to know Him. For once you know our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus—you will know God. If you don’t believe He exists, just look up in awe and discover the majesty of His creation and know that He puts you above all that exists. This is the God that left the glory of Heaven to give you glorious eternal life. We have a personal God who promises to make all wrongs right and this hard life worth living; to give purpose to the confusion and comfort in our pain. Take time to thank our awesome God; take the time while there is still time.

Shout with joy to the LORD, O 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.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving;
go into His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and bless His name.
For the LORD is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
and His faithfulness continues to each generation. (Psalm 100)