Yom Ham-i-shi, Kislev 23, 6001 – Thursday, November 24, 2016

More Reasons For Thankfulness

Today in the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving, or many of us do. While I am not one to spend time celebrating holidays that are not in scripture, and in recent years there have been attempts by revisionists to hi-jack this holiday, I do like the basic tenet of this day – thankfulness. This morning as I was scrambling around to get the turkey into the roaster, I found several opportunities for me to choose thankfulness over complaint. It really is just such a choice. As I found myself beginning to mutter a complaint, I realized that I was complaining. I think that is the beginning really. We have to realize we are complaining, or if possible, just before we do. At that point we can choose to be thankful vocally versus complaining. And scriptures suggest we are to be thankful.

Psalms 147:1 Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Today, let’s remember to intercept our complaints and turn them into moments of thankfulness and praise to our Father.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us shine Your light in this earth. Send us now Your overwhelming abundant provision. Forgive us for our sins. Heal us inside and out. Deliver us from the evil here. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundred times one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way, and more besides. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.