And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it of your own free will. Leviticus 22:29
It's Thanksgiving week so you should be thankful! Uh, remember the law about free will? This week of our Thanksgiving holiday gives many ministers the chance to put the screws to you about giving thanks to the Lord. Sounds like the Pharisees would approve, even as they ignored a certain law in our verse for today. In keeping with God's desire for freely given thanks, the Lord's Prayer Jesus gave to us in His great sermon does not have anything about giving thanks. While some might forget that law, Jesus certainly did not. Freely giving thanks to the Lord means that I do not get to badger you into it or even subtly drive you toward it. However, writing ministers and speaking ministers alike can give testimony by example.
Thank You, dear Lord God, for my beloved in Christ who read and hear Your word, and rejoice in You in thanksgiving this week.
Bucky
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