Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence,so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on our many blessings. It is a time of giving thanks to God for the many things he has given us. It is also a of time for remembering God rescuing us in our of need. It is a time of giving to others who lack the essentials of life.
The holidays can be a tough time of year from another standpoint. It is a time of remembering our loved ones who are no longer here to enjoy the Thanksgiving feast.. They are gone, but you grieve for their presence. When you sit at the Thanksgiving table you are hit with a tinge of grief as you remember the loved one who use to sit across from you. Your eyes water as you reflect on those moments in time.. You remember the family photo sessions with your loved one. Now that they are gone the only memories you have are in the photo memory book you can barely open before grief overwhelms you. We try to remind ourselves that our loved one is having a great time in heaven, but still we are overcome by emotions.
CS Lewis said it right with these words, " God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscious, but shouts in our pain". As one man said as he was about to lose his family and his career, "I always knew, in principle, that Jesus is all you need' to get through. But you don't really know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have".
In a recent conversation with a Pastor he said out of the blue he prefers doing funerals over wedding for the simple reason that the pain and loss of a loved one draws people closer to our Lord and Savior. On the other hand weddings are about pleasure and if divorce rates are any indication I can understand why those were his least favorite job assignments.
There is one other thing we can give thanks to God. That God paved a way for all of us to experience eternal life in heaven because of the death and resurrection of his son Jesus Christ. You can be assured of your place in heaven by admitting you are a sinner in need of God's redemption and that nothing you can say or do can earn your way to heaven and then personally inviting Jesus to come into your heart . The fact that you are worthy of God's redemption is worthy of a almighty hallelujah and all praises shall ring out for the assurance of salvation.
May your family find many reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving season. Even if you are in the midst of bereavement may you rest in the knowledge that your loved one is experiencing the joys of heaven and may you hang onto God's promises and be a blessing to those that are here with you.
The holidays can be a tough time of year from another standpoint. It is a time of remembering our loved ones who are no longer here to enjoy the Thanksgiving feast.. They are gone, but you grieve for their presence. When you sit at the Thanksgiving table you are hit with a tinge of grief as you remember the loved one who use to sit across from you. Your eyes water as you reflect on those moments in time.. You remember the family photo sessions with your loved one. Now that they are gone the only memories you have are in the photo memory book you can barely open before grief overwhelms you. We try to remind ourselves that our loved one is having a great time in heaven, but still we are overcome by emotions.
CS Lewis said it right with these words, " God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscious, but shouts in our pain". As one man said as he was about to lose his family and his career, "I always knew, in principle, that Jesus is all you need' to get through. But you don't really know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have".
In a recent conversation with a Pastor he said out of the blue he prefers doing funerals over wedding for the simple reason that the pain and loss of a loved one draws people closer to our Lord and Savior. On the other hand weddings are about pleasure and if divorce rates are any indication I can understand why those were his least favorite job assignments.
There is one other thing we can give thanks to God. That God paved a way for all of us to experience eternal life in heaven because of the death and resurrection of his son Jesus Christ. You can be assured of your place in heaven by admitting you are a sinner in need of God's redemption and that nothing you can say or do can earn your way to heaven and then personally inviting Jesus to come into your heart . The fact that you are worthy of God's redemption is worthy of a almighty hallelujah and all praises shall ring out for the assurance of salvation.
May your family find many reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving season. Even if you are in the midst of bereavement may you rest in the knowledge that your loved one is experiencing the joys of heaven and may you hang onto God's promises and be a blessing to those that are here with you.
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