Weekly Watch Focus: Enter into Thanksgiving

FRIDAY, November 22, 2019—As American families and friends get together for Thanksgiving Day, let us raise our voices in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord, for He is the Source and Provider who has so blessed our nation. This Thanksgiving, give thanks for our Savior, for the Bible, for our nation, for our parents and grandparents, for our church leaders, for our armed forces and their families, and for our many freedoms including being able to gather to give worship and thanks to the Lord, and for our plentiful provisions. Thank the Lord for a booming economy and the lowest unemployment in over forty years. Lift up praise for His shield over us and over Israel. Pray that that shield keep special protection for President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and all who look to the God of Israel. Determine to cultivate an attitude of gratitude that unlocks God’s blessings all year long. As we enter this holiday season, reach out to those who need a helping hand and keep a journal of gratitude to record the goodness and mercy of the Lord.

Psalm 100:4, “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”

Psalm 22:3, “But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.”

Psalm 149:6, “May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands.”

Psalm 106:1, “O give thanks to the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.”

Psalm 100:1-5, “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!  Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing.  Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves.  We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.  For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.”

Ephesians 5:19-20, “… speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:18, “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

 Revelation 4:11, “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.”