Thanksgiving

"In all things give thanks," we have often times heard these words.  They are truly very good words of encouragement but we know as humans it is not easily executed.  In a few days many people worldwide will be celebrating Thanksgiving.  The amazing thing about their observance and celebration of this holiday is that many are not giving thanks.  Most persons are having family reunions, traveling and spending lots and lots of money.  I highly doubt that this was the purpose of the enactment of Thanksgiving holiday.  

First of all I want to elaborate a little on holiday.  Its origin is holy day which indicates to me that Thanksgiving was not enacted to be a shopping spree, catch all the sales and discounts day.  It was a day set aside for giving of thanks unto Elohim God for His mercies, His acts of kindness and love towards mankind. It is Thanksgiving holy day and not Thanksgiving shopping spree, traveling and having fun day.  This holy day, now observed as a secular holiday has lost its spiritual meaning worldwide.  

Many look forward to this day to shop rather than reflecting on  the loving kindness of a holy and  righteous God who looked beyond our faults and executed mercies towards mankind.  Time is spent focusing on the stuffed turkey and glazed ham with canned yams rather than on the Bread of  Life who died that we might have life through and in Him.  Focus is now drawn towards which store has the best sale rather than the blessings bestowed by God throughout the year.  

What has happened to Thanksgiving Holy Day?  It is has been seized and desecrated by the world to mean nothing more than a time to catch good sales, travel, have fun and fellowship with family and friends. Fellowship is good but reflecting and honouring Elohim God during such time is much better.  On this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, many will we  be watching their new 52 inch flat screen t.v., others will be using their new Martha Stewart's dishware, plenty will be having the large spread of food from the sales they caught and while so doing the main purpose as to why Thanksgiving was originally enacted would be forgotten.  

Truly every day that we live we ought to give Almighty God thanks and Thanksgiving Holy Day now observed as Thanksgiving holiday has become secular and not centered around the Creator of the universe. How did we get so caught up in the rush of this world's system? How easily we are distracted with the temptations  and pleasures of this world? It is so  sad  to see and  hear how Believers/Christians are so easily drawn away from the presence of their Saviour and Lord.  How will you spend Thanksgiving this year? Would you spend it as a Holy Day or as a holiday?  In all things let us give thanks.