All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. (2 Cor. 4:15)
Thoughts: As people are told the good news of Christ thanksgiving occurs. Souls are thanking God for His love, for forgiveness, for hope, for strength. We should be about the process of sharing God's love so that thanksgiving to God might be multiplied.
Prayer; Lord, let me be involved in spreading your thanksgiving.
Historical notes;
In the Bible thank offerings were encouraged.
The people were encouraged to take times of remembrance and thanksgiving for special occasions .
In America
1541- Coronado, Spanish explorer, proclaims a day of thanksgiving for finding food.
1610 & 9/6/1619- Jamestown makes proclamations for thanksgiving.
1621- Pilgrims give thanks at the end of the harvest that they have survived the starving time.
1777- Americans have national day of thanksgiving for victory at Saratoga.
1789- Washington proclaims thanksgiving day.
1863- Lincoln makes national day of thanksgiving yearly event. Observed each year since.
No comments:
Post a Comment