“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” — Romans 1:16
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The Bible reveals two ways which people are following to get into heaven. One way, the true way, is God’s way. God’s way into heaven is the way of peace and truth and righteousness. It is the only way approved of God. This way centers in the Lord Jesus Christ who said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6). The Bible declares that there is another way. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Prov. 14:12).
There are so many popular ways today filled with lost multitudes all over the land, such as the way of morality, the way of respectability, the way of religion, the way of churchianity, the way of baptism, the way of christening, the way of confirmation, the way of penance, the way of confession, the way of “doing the best I can”, the way of self, the way of education, the way of philosophy, the way of false isms and cults that crowd the street. Little wonder then when we speak to people about the way of salvation, that so many have asked, “How can I know which is the true way? There are so many different ideas and so many religions.”
But there is ONE difference between God’s way of salvation and man’s way, and that difference is found in a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ. You will notice that man leaves Christ out of the center of his way. You will discover that the modern false cults and isms demote Christ to a mere man and add something to what He has already done for your salvation and mine. We become children of God through a supernatural birth. Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Jesus also said, “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (John 3:7)
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Giving Thanks Always
The Beauty of God’s People is their thanksgiving !!
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.” Psalms 69:30
“ …. Bless the LORD O my soul and forget not his benefits. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who health all my diseases, who redemeth thy life from distraction; …..”
Time for Thanksgiving:
When the New England colonies were first planted, the settlers endured many privations and difficulties. Being piously disposed, they laid their distresses before God in frequent days of fasting and prayer. Constant meditation upon distress kept their minds gloomy and discontented, and made them disposed even to return to their fatherland, with all its persecutions.
At length, when it was again proposed to appoint a day of fasting and prayer, a plain commonsense old colonist, an old farmer arose in the meeting and remarked spoke of their provoking heaven with their complaints; that he thought that they had brooded long enough over their difficulties and that it seemed high time they should consider some of their mercies. He showed them they had much to be thankful for the colony was growing strong, the fields increasing in harvest,
- That the rivers are full of fish, the woods full of game, the air sweet,
- The climate salubrious, their wives healthful, That they possessed what they came for, full civil and religious liberty.
On the whole, they would amend their resolutions for a fast and proposed in its stead a day of thanksgiving.. And his advice was taken! This was accordingly done, and the custom has been continued ever since in America, and has spread to every Christian country and community, until each little village chapel is made lovely with fruit and flowers at the time of harvest, on “ THE THANKGIVING DAY.”
We thank thee, gracious giver, for all thy tender care,
And ask that we may ever thy choicest blessings share.
We thank Thee for the comforts, the common joys of life,
For hearth and strength to lobar, Freedom from want and strife.
Thanks for the special blessings, the friends that cheer our way,
Ti’s joy for them to lobar, ti’s sweet for them to pray.
Thanks for the special blessings, Thy matchless love has given;
Faith in the World’s Redeemer, Hope of a home in Heaven.
Thank for the disappointments That oft our hopes assail,
They teach us to look forward, To joys that cannot fail.
We thank Thee for the shadows, That oft cloud our way,
Our hearts are prone to wander, Our feet so oft will stray.
Our trials keep us humble, we feel the need of prayer,
While bending at Thy footstool, we find a blessing there.
And so, though tears are falling O’er joys forever flown,
We than Thee for the sorrows our human hearts have known.
Ingratitude is one of the great flaws and sins in the nature of man. In this day and age we live, we find four kinds of people when it comes to this matter of being thankful:
- There are those who are constantly complaining and grumbling no matter what their circumstance in life is. They always have a way of expressing their dissatisfaction.
- And then we have those who live lives of ingratitude. They don’t complain, but they never give thanks to God for His obvious blessings. We dare say that most individuals are given to such attitude! Many ears ago (in the great depression), a certain radio personality had a program which was called “ The Job Centre of the Air”. The program helped over 2500 people to find employment in very difficult time. He later reported that of that great number only ten individuals took time to give him thanks. One of the most pitiful scenes in the Bible is, where Jesus healed ten lepers and only one man came to give him thanks for his great deliverance.
- Then we have those people who thank God for obvious blessings. When something good happens, they are grateful, and rightly so. Surely these are better than the two groups above. A story is told of a family who heard that a family in their church gave a significant love offering to the memory of their son who died in the war. Now, on their way home the wife asked her husband, “ Why don’t we give an offering for our son?” the husband said, “ Why? Our son was not killed.” she answered and said to him, “ don’t you think that is a good reason?” We dare say that most individuals are given to such attitude!
- And last of all we find the highest level of men who are grateful for all things at all times. For these people thankfulness is the secret of their happy and productive life. The thankful heart always counts his blessings and carries his burden. Yes, the thankful heart has so much to be thankful for, his salvation, security , for daily blessings and even for his cross. George Matheson, the well known blind preacher of Scotland, who is now with the Lord, once said, “ My God, I have never thanked thee for my thorn; I have thanked thee a thousand times for my roses, but never once for my thorn’. I have been looking toward a world when I shall get compensation for my cross as itself a present glory. Teach me the glory of my cross, teach me the value of my ‘thorn’. Show me that I have climbed to thee the path of pain. Show me my tears have made my rainbow.”
Dearly beloved, it is always easy to give thanks and to speak of the goodness of God when we are having our wishes granted and everything is going on our way. But we are bound to give thanks to God always as we are exhorted in 1st Thessalonians 5:18, “In every think give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
Surely if we would take time to think more,
We would Undoubtedly thank more!!
“ …. Bless the LORD O my soul and forget not his benefits. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who health all my diseases, who redemeth thy life from distraction; …..” Psalm 103:2
To All Our Listeners in Canada, We Wish You
A Blessed Thanksgiving Day!!
From The Peoples Gospel Hour Staff