Good morning on this the 17th day of November. Thursday is Thanksgiving and like most of us I am counting my blessings. I'm reminded of the chorus of the song, "Count Your Many Blessings." It goes, "Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your blessings, see what God has done. Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your many blessings, see what God has done." How often do we actually take the time to stop and count up our many blessings. Most of us do have plenty of them - almost too many to count. There are 365 praiseworthy names of God in the Bible and nearly 200 specific things cited for which to be thankful. Of course, this is just the start because all of our specific personal blessings are in addition to the Biblical list. The Psalms are filled with praise and thanksgiving as examples of how our lives should be filled with both. Take time this Thanksgiving to count your blessings and name them one by one; then give thanks to God for each one of them and I think it will surprise you what God has done.
Tomorrow's sermon is entitled, Keeping Up When You Feel Let Down. I'll look forward to seeing you there. Remember, the Wednesday evening service has been moved to Tuesday evening this week because many will be travelling for the Thanksgiving weekend. Praise and pie will be served during this Tuesday service.
Pastor Brown