Message for November 26, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Thanksgiving 2023 is now over.  We celebrated with family and friends and were reminded how thankful we should be. 

I will never forget what Holy Spirit whispered to me, “A thankful heart God will never never turn away.”  

According to Strong’s definitions, the Hebrew word thanksgiving is tôwdâh (to-daw’) and it means confession, praise, and offering.  The Webster dictionary defines thanksgiving as, “the act of giving thanks.  A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness. 

I am reminded of Psalms 69:30 “I will praise the name of God with song, and shall magnify Him with thanksgiving.”   when we magnify God with a thankful heart he is lifted above  our present circumstances.. 

Thanksgiving and praise always go together.             Psalms 100:4  “Enter his gates (his presence) with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!  Give thanks to him; bless his name! WHY? v.5  For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”

  I like the word rejoice. This word gives an open door to have joy!  “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18