Thanksgiving – Page 2 – Rising with the Son

Good Friday

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. (Colossians 2:15 NIV) Every Good Friday, we celebrate Jesus’ triumph and Satan’s defeat. Boy, the devil must really hate this day! Imagine the humiliation he goes through every year when he is reminded of thatContinueContinue reading “Good Friday”

Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Will Provide

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-Jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided. (Genesis 22:14 ASV) Instead of sacrificing his only son, Abraham was given a ram to offer instead. So Abraham named that place, “Jehovah-Jireh,” meaning, “the Lord will provide.” Thousands ofContinueContinue reading “Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Will Provide”

Age is Just a Number

He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! (Psalm 103:5 NLT) “Are you sure you want to get her that?” asked the sales associate again. “We offer other things that you can get her.” “Yes, it’s what she wants,” I reassured her once again. For her 40th birthday, aContinueContinue reading “Age is Just a Number”

Give Thanks

by Marlene Tavares Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 106:1 NIV) Autumn and Thanksgiving are now both upon us once again and I just love this time of year. There is something comforting about the Fall season and about Thanksgiving in particular. I loveContinueContinue reading “Give Thanks”

Your Personal Bodyguard

I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. (John 17:11 NIV) Good parents go the extra mileContinueContinue reading “Your Personal Bodyguard”

November: A Month to Remember

There’s something about the last few months of the year that excites me. It seems as though God gives us amazing dreams and wonderful promises in the beginning of the year and then waits until the end to bring them to pass. It’s that time of the year we finally seem to get our breakthrough.ContinueContinue reading “November: A Month to Remember”

By the Grace of God

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV) As I reflect on my own life, I, too, must admit that it’s by the grace of God that I am what I am today and that His grace to meContinueContinue reading “By the Grace of God”

Don’t Forget!

Joshua chose twelve men; he called them together, and told them: Go to the middle of the riverbed where the sacred chest is, and pick up a large rock. Carry it on your shoulder to our camp. There are twelve of you, so there will be one rock for each tribe. Someday your children willContinueContinue reading “Don’t Forget!”

Unworthy

“But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast.” (Luke 15:22-23 NLT) Prior to this, the lost son hadContinueContinue reading “Unworthy”

Be Content With What You Have

by Marlene Tavares “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”‘ (Hebrews 13:5 NIV) In this passage, we are told to be satisfied with what we have and not give so much valueContinueContinue reading “Be Content With What You Have”