“So we, Your
people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever; We will show
forth Your praise to all generations.” (Psalm 79:13 NKJ)
people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever; We will show
forth Your praise to all generations.” (Psalm 79:13 NKJ)
On Thursday of this
week, the Lord willing, our generation of Smiths will gather with our larger
family to enjoy some fellowship, fun, and food together. Our parents have gone
to their rewards, so those who will gather are third, fourth, and emerging fifth
generations of grateful people.
week, the Lord willing, our generation of Smiths will gather with our larger
family to enjoy some fellowship, fun, and food together. Our parents have gone
to their rewards, so those who will gather are third, fourth, and emerging fifth
generations of grateful people.
And lest we forget,
Thursday is a special holiday set aside for gratitude. Giving thanks to our God
for all his blessings, known and unknown, — past, present and yet to come. I
have never known an era of life when our family didn’t gather for Thanksgiving.
One of my blessings is that I have been reared by a family of Christians who
instilled a spirit of gratitude in me.
Thursday is a special holiday set aside for gratitude. Giving thanks to our God
for all his blessings, known and unknown, — past, present and yet to come. I
have never known an era of life when our family didn’t gather for Thanksgiving.
One of my blessings is that I have been reared by a family of Christians who
instilled a spirit of gratitude in me.
My parents and their
parents before them had firmly accepted Christ as their Shepherd, and when you
are sheep in God’s pasture, you give thanks for ever. In addition, the habit
and tradition is passed down to your children, to their children, and to your
grandchildren’s children. It becomes a generational activity and blessing!
parents before them had firmly accepted Christ as their Shepherd, and when you
are sheep in God’s pasture, you give thanks for ever. In addition, the habit
and tradition is passed down to your children, to their children, and to your
grandchildren’s children. It becomes a generational activity and blessing!
And by creating this
generational tradition of gratitude, my ancestors have not only ensured
blessings to the family, they have also ensured that we “show forth God’s
praise to all generations.” We always share our thanks and praise with our
friends and coworkers who, for whatever reason, cannot gather with their own
families. We encourage them to join our celebration, offering them a temporary
surrogate family.
generational tradition of gratitude, my ancestors have not only ensured
blessings to the family, they have also ensured that we “show forth God’s
praise to all generations.” We always share our thanks and praise with our
friends and coworkers who, for whatever reason, cannot gather with their own
families. We encourage them to join our celebration, offering them a temporary
surrogate family.
And we make certain
that we tell our Lord, “So we your people and the sheep of your pasture,
will give you thanks forever; we will show forth your praise to all
generations.”
that we tell our Lord, “So we your people and the sheep of your pasture,
will give you thanks forever; we will show forth your praise to all
generations.”
Dear Father, thank
you for my ancestral generations of gratitude who passed the blessings down to
me. Grant that I will continue in gratitude and pass it on to the emerging
generations. I pray this in the name of Jesus. AMEN
you for my ancestral generations of gratitude who passed the blessings down to
me. Grant that I will continue in gratitude and pass it on to the emerging
generations. I pray this in the name of Jesus. AMEN
Be grateful today
and praise Christ to all generations,
and praise Christ to all generations,