giving thanks- day twenty-four

Day Twenty-four Scripture:

 Psalm 136, NIV

¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.
            His love endures forever.
² Give thanks to the God of gods.
            His love endures forever.
³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
            His love endures forever.

 ⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,
            His love endures forever.
⁵ who by his understanding made the heavens,
            His love endures forever.
⁶ who spread out the earth upon the waters,
            His love endures forever.
⁷ who made the great lights—
            His love endures forever.
⁸ the sun to govern the day,
            His love endures forever.
⁹ the moon and stars to govern the night;
            His love endures forever.

 ¹⁰ to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
            His love endures forever.
¹¹ and brought Israel out from among them
            His love endures forever.
¹² with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
            His love endures forever.

 ¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea^[a] asunder
            His love endures forever.
¹⁴ and brought Israel through the midst of it,
            His love endures forever.
¹⁵ but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
            His love endures forever.

 ¹⁶ to him who led his people through the wilderness;
            His love endures forever.

 ¹⁷ to him who struck down great kings,
            His love endures forever.
¹⁸ and killed mighty kings—
            His love endures forever.
¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites
            His love endures forever.
²⁰ and Og king of Bashan—
            His love endures forever.
²¹ and gave their land as an inheritance,
            His love endures forever.
²² an inheritance to his servant Israel.
            His love endures forever.

 ²³ He remembered us in our low estate
            His love endures forever.
²⁴ and freed us from our enemies.
            His love endures forever.
²⁵ He gives food to every creature.
            His love endures forever.

 ²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven.
            His love endures forever.

Giving Thanks:

• for eternal gladness
• for breezy days
• for pumpkin pie
• for authentic conversations over dinner
• for the One who is love, who gives love and who teaches me to love
• for tenderness
• for dusk
• for moments spent watching football and playing cards with the family

giving thanks- day twenty-three

Day Twenty-three Scripture:

Psalm 100, ESV.

¹ Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! ²Serve the LORD with gladness!   Come into his presence with singing!

³Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him;bless his name!

⁵ For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Giving thanks:

• for stories that inspire greater faith and greater obedience
• for the beauty of the afternoon sun
• for friends, family and even strangers who’ve been the means of grace in His providing for my needs
• for complexity
• for the combined strength of unity
• for the pleasure of spending many a Thanksgiving holiday climbing trees with my Howard cousins
• for sweet cards arriving in the mail

 

giving thanks – days twenty-one and twenty-two

Scripture Reading:

Psalm 9:10, NIV

Those who know your name trust in you,
   for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Giving thanks:

• for sweet tea
• for those who pray for me
• for comfy, old t-shirts
• for shared resources
• for dancing
• for visionary leaders

 

giving thanks- days nineteen and twenty

Scripture reading:

Hebrews 10: 19-25, NIV

 ¹⁹ Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, ²¹ and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ²² let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. ²³ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. ²⁴ And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, ²⁵ not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

giving thanks:

• for eternal hope
• for the sounds of conversation and laughter in a full house
• for Christ’s imputed righteousness that makes it possible to approach the Father boldly and with expectation
• for star-gazing and sunrise-watching on my little observatory deck
• for my mom
• for friends who remind me of His call to obedience and offer correction when I’m wrong
• for Samantha Bachman

giving thanks- day eighteen

day eighteen scripture:

John 15:1-8, NIV

 ¹ “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ² He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. ³ You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

   ⁵ “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶ If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. ⁷ If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸ This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

giving thanks:

• for music
• for swings
• for silly moments with Melissa
• for mason jars
• for the abundance of life that comes from Him