Most people will take thanks all day long, but when it comes to giving thanks it is over looked. I find myself guilty as well because I will spend my time complaining about the stupid things in life instead of thanking the one who gave me all things. The people who came to this land would stop to give thanks to God (Yahweh) and His Christ Jesus at many times throughout the year. It wasn’t until Abraham Lincoln made the last Thursday of November the official day to do such a thing. Now we are so bent most times throughout the year that if we do give thanks it is usually to ourselves or one another and we totally neglect the God that gives us this Liberty we have.
Isaiah 61:1
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;
John Quincy Adams was one of the bold men that helped set the foundations of this great country. This was one of the quotes he told the Nation at his time- “The highest glory of the American Revolution connected principles of Christianity to principles of Government”
See it was the fact that these men were rooted in the word of God and that they breathed the word into the very actions that made them the men that changed the world. When we stake our actions on what we can do, it ends up becoming chaos because we don’t know what we are doing down here. Look at the world now and you can see how out of control it is without the Gospel (good news) of Jesus the Christ (anointed one). Jesus told us these words.
Luke 6:46-49
Builders and Foundations
46 “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?
47 “Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:
48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
49 “But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”
James the half-brother of Jesus was very skeptical of Jesus growing up and it took James seeing it all unfold to really understand. After Jesus ascended to Heaven James became the leader of the church (faithful following) in Jerusalem and in the letter of James we were told very crucial info that we still have today. This among so much more unveils the truth of God and the ones who laid the foundation for America.
James
Chapter 1
Testing Your Faith
1 James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.
2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;
10 and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.
11 For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.
14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.
15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.
19 This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;
20 for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.
25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.
26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Noah Webster was known as the father of education, yeah the same man the dictionary is named after, and this was his view on the real way to obtain Liberty. “Being a Christian is the most important thing that all children under a free government should learn. Also the government must be based on the truth of Christianity to secure the rights and privileges of a free people” See all 50 original state constitutions spoke of God being the creator. We have been deceived people, and for that we will see so much more hurt and pain if we do not share the truth. The real truth and only truth that makes a difference is the truth of Jesus Christ and the God He serves. Search this out and tell everyone you know. If you are skeptical then just cry out from your heart and test the living God. I DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!! The time has come to give thanks to the one who gives life, liberty and the only real happiness that there is. The lies of satan and his goons will soon be exposed, but if you don’t understand then you will fall deeper into the web of lies and like an insect caught in a web it will only be a matter of time before the evil sucks the life out of you. The things that plague America now like drugs, abortion, hate, greed, and so much more are because of the lack of understanding. Once one person starts to realize the real truth and then seeks it, they will never be the same. It is like planting a seed for a beautiful flower. The growth doesn’t look beautiful until the flower sprouts out of the bud, but that doesn’t mean that the whole time it is growing it isn’t beautiful in the eyes of the one that causes the growth-Yahweh (God). The pain and hurt we acquire in this life is a must. The world is broken without the hand of the living God. Jesus died for you and everyone else that ever lived and because this is being hidden or taught in the wrong ways people seek the love they look for in all the wrong things. Meanwhile all these things will let you down, they will break your heart and your spirit. The sad thing is that most of us will then get mad at the God that we never even gave time too prior to it all falling apart. To be whole you must know what it is like to be broke. To be clean one must first get dirty to know what the difference is. Today and every day after let us give thanks from our hearts that God made a way, He gave us the truth through Jesus and if we share this every day and everywhere we go then not only will we always have true joy, but it will spread like a wild fire. For anyone that knows me personally, then they will be able to tell you that there is something about me that sticks with them. Something that helps give them peace and understanding. This has nothing to do with me people, it is the Living God living in me, through His Holy (Set apart) Spirit. I urge you all to let go of what you thought mattered and then test our creator. Not only will you learn the real meaning of giving thanks, you will begin to grow into the beautiful flower that God already sees!!!!!!!!
2 Corinthians 3:17
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Galatians 2:4
4 But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.
James 1:25
25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.
James 2:12
12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty.
Every day is a new day, and tomorrow is only promised through Christ. So tell those who you claim to love this good news. How can we truly say we love and then knowing this neglect telling them the only thing that can save them. If we don't know this then it is easy to see why people act the way they do, as they are only discouraged inside from the lies they have accepted as truth. It has nothing to do with what you’re doing wrong or are addicted too, it just simply means plant the truth and the rest will shed away with Faith in time.
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