Tag: Thanksgiving devotion
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Can You Hear God?
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand” (John 10:27,28). In the olden days, before refrigerators, people used what were called icehouses to preserve their food. An icehouse had thick walls,…
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Now Thank We All Our God
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” (Psalm 118:1). Every time I hear the hymn, it elicits memories of my childhood—an organ booming its stately and steady tempo, the congregation dressed in their Sunday best, smiling faces singing joyfully, me dreaming of turkey and pie and football. For many…
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Give Him Thanks
The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”…