Being Thankful

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

We had our Community-wide Thanksgiving Service at church last night and this was the scripture that was read and preached. It was a great service! It is always my favorite service of the year. The singing is amazing, the atmosphere even better. Our regular Offerman Baptist Church people are there and we invite the Church of God and Evergreen. Evergreen is a "black" church and let me tell you - they know how to worship! I enjoy having them in this service every year. Actually, the entire congregation was upbeat last night and very receptive to the Word that was read. The preacher did an an awesome job of encouraging and speaking the truth.

We sang a song recently that spoke to my heart. It is called "Blessed Be Your Name." Hear it here. It says "Every blessing you pour out I'll turn back to praise. When the darkness closes in Lord, still I will say, Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be your name.
You give and take away, you give and take away, my heart will choose to say Lord blessed be your name."

The last part is hard for me because I've had something taken away from me this year.

But I choose to say.......Lord, blessed be your name!

I am thankful to God for so many things. I am thankful for my salvation, my husband, my children, my parents, my church, my job, my friends.

I want to wish each of you a special and Happy Thanksgiving! I am thinking of you on this day and my heart is thankful for YOU!

Remember to take time to thank God for your blessings.