Thursday, November 27, 2008

THANKSGIVING 2008 IN OKLAHOMA, GOD'S COUNTRY!


  • Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.


  • As a believer in the Creator God of all things and having a personal relationship with Him as my Father through His Son Jesus Christ, I thankfully acknowledge Him and His Son to be the greatest blessing I have. To be known of Him as a son and to know Him as my Daddy and His Son as my Elder Brother, and that I will spend eternity with Them, does not compare with any thing else I have in this life. In a world that is full of troubles and perflexing problems that are beyond man's ability to solve, great peace and security come from knowing I and my loved ones are safe in the loving arms of our loving and benevolant Father Who just happens to be the Almighty God and Supreme Ruler of the entire universe. He answers to no one! He has no equal nor is anyone above Him.

    We sat down to dinner with family from San Antonio, Woodward, and Midwest City knowing the presence of the Lord. We were thankful for the time together as we enjoyed a feast of fellowship and turkey with all the trimmings, James 1:17. God is good all the time. David had to work and of course Jonathon is in Delaware. We missed them not being here this year. Jonathon was invited to a fellow Airman's home, along with a couple of others to spend Thanksgiving with his family. We were thankful for that. It was nice to be able to talk with Jonathon on the phone for a feww minutes. Also, we were able to talk with Danny who is in Iraq for a few minutes too. He is just a few months from completing his second tour in Iraq and will be stationed in San Diego once he comes home. What a blessing and a special treat it was to hear his voice from halfway round the world. He knows the Lord is with him and said he is doing well even though he wished he could be with us on Thanksgiving. He is ready to come home. Lord please continue to take care of Danny and his fellow buddies in Iraq. Bring them all safely home to family and loved ones. We love Danny and want to see him soon.

    Thank You Dear Father for Your benevolence to us. Thank You for giving Yourself to us which is the greatest Gift of all. Thank You Lord Jesus.

    2 comments:

    Barry said...

    You got to spend Thanksgiving in God's country. Now that's something to be thankful for!

    Richard said...

    Firts, hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful.

    This isn't exactly on that topic, but I've just heard your podcast sermon on the Commandments being "written in our hearts."

    You mentioned once attending WCG, but no longer keeping Holy Days. As someone in a WCG spinoff group, may I ask what led you to COG-7 -- and to no longer keeping those days?