The Blessing
By William M. Self, Sr.
David said for all God’s
blessings
Bless the Lord, O my
soul;
And all that is within
me, bless His holy name!
Fellow Americans lets bless God
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is an American holiday…
A holiday celebrated in the United States
on the fourth Thursday in November.
It has been an annual tradition since 1863,
when during the Civil War, President Abraham
Lincoln
proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise
to our beneficent Father
who dwelleth in the Heavens".
The New England colonists were accustom
to regularly celebrating “thanksgiving” –
days of prayer thanking God for blessings.
We, in America, have been blessed.
Every American knows the song
“God Bless America”.
As we raise our voices in a
solemn prayer,
God bless America
We asked God for blessing and peace.
So if we ask God to Bless America shouldn’t
we also say “America
Bless God”.
One of the definitions for thanksgiving
is “a prayer
expressing gratitude”.
We should not wait till we sit down at
the Thanksgiving meal with our loved
ones to give thanks and bless God.
Otherwise, the food will get cold
and the one praying will not be blessed
by the hungry souls sitting at the table.
So when will you take time out of
your busy schedule to bless God?
Americans, if this is the annual celebration
of thanks to God how will you express it?
Hopefully, it will be more than a
quick prayer before the food gets cold.
Maybe the greatest blessing we could give God
this Thanksgiving is to make a commitment
to regularly bless God throughout the year.
Maybe to increase prayer and meditation time
with Him, more church involvement and service,
or gifts toward farthing the Kingdom of God.
You and I are blessed by God as Americans...
And through Jesus Christ are
blessed to be citizens of heaven.
Scripture Reading
Psalm
103:1-5 NKJV
103 Bless
the Lord, O my soul;
And all that
is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the
Lord, O my soul,
And forget
not all His benefits:
3 Who
forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals
all your diseases,
4 Who
redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns
you with loving kindness and tender mercies,
5 Who
satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your
youth is renewed like the eagle's.
