“WHY SHOULD WE GIVE GOD THANKS” ‘O’ give thanks unto God of heaven: for his mercy endureth forever. (Psalm 136:26) Over three and a half centuries, or four hundred and one years ago, a little band of men and women joined their hands and hearts in America’s first Thanksgiving. With Indian guests, they gathered…
November 23rd It’s a “Prescription for Worship” Day LORD, HELP US TO WORSHIP YOU IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH. AMEN. “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,…
November 22nd It’s a “Be Happy” Day LORD, ALLOW US TO SEE THE JOY IN THIS DAY AND THE JOY IN LIVING. AMEN. A 90-year-old African-American woman who once worked as a housekeeper was asked the secret of her longevity, she said, “When I works, I work hard, when I sits, I sits easy, and when…
November 21st It’s an “I Got Peace” Day LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BRING YOUR EVERLASTING PEACE INTO OUR LIVES TODAY AND ALL OUR TOMORROWS. AMEN. The story is told of a young man who went to a minister with great distress about his spiritual state. He said to the minister, “Sir, can you tell…
November 20th It’s an “I’ve Seen Heaven” Day LORD, HELP US TO HELP SOMEBODY AS WE PASS ALONG SO WE CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH. AMEN. The story is told that one day a certain pastor preached on Heaven. The next morning he was met by one of his…