With Thanksgiving

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Psalm 100 KJV 1900
A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations.

Abraham Lincoln

Washington, D.C. October 3, 1863
By the President of the United States of America.
A Proclamation.
The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States the Eighty-eighth.
By the President: Abraham Lincoln
William H. Seward, Secretary of State

With Thanksgiving

Most American Parents who love their children would know the thought that we want our children to have what we did not. The challenge, as most of us know, is that when our children lack nothing, they have a lack of appreciation.
There were seven churches that were addressed by Jesus in the beginning of the Book of Revelation many believe represents church ages. Most of us are familiar with the church of Laodicea. And just to paraphrase, you can read for yourself in Revelation 3, their approach to God was lackadaisical. Why? Because their thought process was they lacked nothing. They were in need of nothing. Jesus said I would that you were either cold or hot, but your neither. Your lukewarmness, your apathy makes me sick, it makes me want to vomit you out of my mouth… very strong words from Jesus...
Bro. Bauer, why are you talking about this today? Thanksgiving is over, we have our Christmas decorations and our Christmas trees up now...
2 Timothy 3:1–2 KJV 1900
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Thankfulness

The Psalmist gives us a key to entering into the presence of God. We here in Oklahoma have a good understanding of gates. It’s to keep what’s on the inside contained and what would be alienable out.
The point is that we can’t even enter on God’s spiritual property, much less get into His house, until we enter through the gates. And the key to the gate is Thanksgiving. Then the key to His house is praise. But if we don’t posses an earnest thankfulness, we can not posses true praise...
I know the Bible says let everything that hath breath praise the Lord, therefore if your breathing you have the right to praise Him, but the denotation of that verse is that your thankful for the breath you breathe!
Remember when Daniel gave the meaning of the hand writing on the wall warned him “the God in whose hand thy breath is, hast thou not glorified.” Let’s Thank Him for our breath we breathe!

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Philippians 4:4–8 KJV 1900
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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