“7 More Reasons To Give Thanks To God During This Holiday Season” by Pastor Earnest Claiborn, Sr.

 

PHOJC Blog- “7 More Reasons To Give Thanks To God During This Holiday Season” 

November 14, 2022

by: Pastor E. Claiborn, Sr.

* We Have So Many Reasons To Be Thankful For during This Thanksgiving   

   And Christmas Holiday Season!

* I Like To Include Them Both Together, Because Both Holidays are About 

   Us Being Thankful Unto The Lord Jesus Christ For All of Our Blessings We

   Receive, especially Him being Born into This World To Die For Our Sins!

* Here are 7 More Reasons To Give Thanks To God, I will Expound on All 7

   Of Them Later. These are The 7 P’s of Thanks To God: Pardon, Purpose, 

   Precepts, Provision, Presence, Peace, and Praise.

* But First, Here is The Continental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation of

   1782.

“Continental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation Of 1782”

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
IN COMMITTEE of SAFETY,
EXETER, November 1, 1782.

ORDERED,
THAT the following Proclamation for a general THANKSGIVING on the twenty-eighth day of November instant, received from the honorable Continental Congress, be forthwith printed, and sent to the several worshipping Assemblies in this State, to whom it is recommended religiously to observe said day, and to abstain from all servile labour thereon.
M. WEARE, President.

By the United States in Congress assembled.

PROCLAMATION.

IT being the indispensable duty of all Nations, not only to offer up their supplications to ALMIGHTY GOD, the giver of all good, for his gracious assistance in a time of distress, but also in a solemn and public manner to give him praise for his goodness in general, and especially for great and signal interpositions of his providence in their behalf: Therefore the United States in Congress assembled, taking into their consideration the many instances of divine goodness to these States, in the course of the important conflict in which they have been so long engaged; the present happy and promising state of public affairs; and the events of the war, in the course of the year now drawing to a close; particularly the harmony of the public Councils, which is so necessary to the success of the public cause; the perfect union and good understanding which has hitherto subsisted between them and their Allies, notwithstanding the artful and unwearied attempts of the common enemy to divide them; the success of the arms of the United States, and those of their Allies, and the acknowledgment of their independence by another European power, whose friendship and commerce must be of great and lasting advantage to these States:----- Do hereby recommend to the inhabitants of these States in general, to observe, and request the several States to interpose their authority in appointing and commanding the observation of THURSDAY the twenty-eight day of NOVEMBER next, as a day of solemn THANKSGIVING to GOD for all his mercies: and they do further recommend to all ranks, to testify to their gratitude to GOD for his goodness, by a cheerful obedience of his laws, and by promoting, each in his station, and by his influence, the practice of true and undefiled religion, which is the great foundation of public prosperity and national happiness.

Done in Congress, at Philadelphia, the eleventh day of October, in the year of our LORD One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Two, and of our Sovereignty and Independence, the seventh.
JOHN HANSON, President.
Charles Thomson, Secretary.

* Thanksgiving Celebration in America Officially Began in December 1621…

   -William Bradford- Pilgram Governor.

   -Samoset- Wampanoag Indians.

   -Squanto- Wampanoag Indians.

   -Edward Winslow- Future Pilgram Governor Affirmed “God Be Praised, We 

     had a Good Increase of Indian Corn”; “By the Goodness of God, We are

     Far from Want.”

* We should Thank God Always & for Everything He have done for us…

   (Discuss…)

* Ephesians 5:20- “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the 

   Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

7 P’s of God to be Thankful For:

* “His Pardon”- Isaiah 55:7- “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous    man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly Pardon.”

* “His Purpose”- Isaiah  14:27- “For the LORD of hosts hath Purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?”

* “His Precepts”- Isaiah 40:8- “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the Word of our God shall stand for ever.”

* “His Provision”- Isaiah 33:16- “He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: Bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.”

* “His Presence”- Isaiah 41:10- “Fear thou not; For I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

* “His Peace”- Isaiah 26:3- “Thou wilt keep him in perfect Peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”

* “His Praise”- Psalms 34:1- “I will bless the LORD at all times: his Praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

* 1 Thessalonians 5:18- “In Every thing Give Thanks: for this is the will of 

God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”