He telleth the number of the stars: He calleth them
all by their names. Great is our LORD,
and of great power: His understanding is infinite. The LORD lifteth up the meek: He casteth the
wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the
LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covereth
the heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to
grow upon the mountains. He giveth to
the beast his food, and to the young raven which cry. Psalm, Chapter 147, verses 4-9.
This passage had the word thanksgiving in it long
before there were any Pilgrims and national holidays. When David talks about thanksgiving, he has
the right idea. God provides for us and
all the creatures of the world. My focus
at Thanksgiving shouldn’t be on which recipes to cook, so that my relatives
brag on the spread they had at our house.
Instead, my focus should consistently be on God, thanking Him for all He
does for me. I shouldn’t just thank Him
on religious holidays. I wonder what it
might be like the other way around. God
would take care of my concerns on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. The rest of the year, God would put me back
on the shelf to wait; because I interfered with all the things He was doing
during the year. I sure wouldn’t want
the tables turned!
Here is a related passage:
*Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
This is a connection I've made from this Bible passage. Please share your connections.
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