Give Thanks
From the Pastor’s Desk
Thursday was the day of Thanksgiving. Most of us gathered with friends and relatives to share a meal. At one point, a group prayer was said thanking God for His bountiful blessings. Thanking God, is good! When we thank God we are actually “blessing God”. When God blesses us, we are somehow strengthened, changed or made better than before. However, when man blesses God, God is not made better – He is already perfect. Rather, we, the one who is attempting to bless the “Blesser”, is acknowledgeing His majesty, His exalted status and somehow we are again made better. We sing songs such as “Bless the Lord oh my soul” or “Magnify the Lord”, all that acknowledge His greatness and honor Him for who He is and thank Him for being our God. Praising God, for His goodness is food for our very souls. We need to walk through this life with a smile on our face and a song in our hearts for the God who loves us and has given us every spiritual blessing in Christ in the entire heavenly realm (Ephesians 1:3). This we must remember, when we are thanking God, we are actually blessing God and that blessing will bounce back onto us. Again, we are the blessed even when we bless God.
Pastor Wayne
