Giving Thanks
The history of gratitude in America; specifically the nature of Thanksgiving Day and how it has evolved. The Thanksgiving holiday didn’t start in America. It started in ancient times when our race, the men of Israel, were called three times a year to stand before God (Ex.34:23). The feast of Tabernacles was the third and final time for gathering together. It was the most joyous of the three festivals, a time of thanksgiving for all the fruits of the land that had been harvested.
by Pastor Mark Downey
November 27, 2016
Scripture Reading: Psalms 95:1-11
There are multitudes (or should I say mixed multitudes) who have benefited from living in the U.S.A., but cannot or will not attribute those benefits to the Benefactor from whence all blessings flow. In this message, I’d like to take a look at the history of gratitude in America; specifically the nature of Thanksgiving Day and how it has evolved. There is something terribly wrong with a White nation that had a Christian beginning, but several hundred years later cannot express the same spirit of thankfulness.
If we are nearing the end of this age, the so called church age, we should also know that the merchants of Babylon will consider the ‘souls of men’ to have the least value of anything, even below the merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves (Rev. 18:13). How did we ever mutate to such a level of decadence and greed and ingratitude?
The Thanksgiving holiday didn’t start in America. It started in ancient times when our race, the men of Israel, were called three times a year to stand before God (Ex.34:23). The feast of Tabernacles was the third and final time for gathering together. It was the most joyous of the three festivals, a time of thanksgiving for all the fruits of the land that had been harvested. Tabernacles reminded Israel of their dwelling in tents in the wilderness, but also pointed to the final harvest when God’s purpose for Israel would be fulfilled and that is the gathering of all the holy nations of a peculiar people, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood gathered unto the Lord.