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Thanksgiving? What Does it Mean?

The first time the word thanksgiving appears in your Bible is Leviticus 7:12. Here is the scripture: “If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer it with the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed or consecrated with oil, and also mingled with oil, of fine flour, and fried.” Comment: So if he? Who is he? The Priest shall offer! The word thanksgiving in the Hebrew, Strong’s Number 8426, means to extend the hands with a confession to offer praise to God for the sacrifice! So a sacrifice is required! Your turkey made a sacrifice for you! His very life! President Trump pardoned two turkeys but still one had to be sacrificed! God made a sacrifice for you! His only Son Jesus Christ for our sin! Jesus our High Priest became the sacrifice! We are pardoned by his sacrifice! This is why we offer praises for the sacrifice God has made for us! Thanksgiving is connected to sacrifice! There is no benefit without sacrifice! Our young American soldiers have sacrificed themselves and their families for our safety! There was a sacrifice made for your thanksgiving dinner! Someone prepared it for you! I  always have problems with politicians who want to sacrifice you for their benefit yet unwilling to sacrifice themselves for your benefit! Through abortion they sacrifice your children and grandchildren! They want to rob you with high taxes! They want to sacrifice our youth with open drug laws! They want to sacrifice your safety with open borders and sanctuary cities protecting criminals! You see Satan wants to sacrifice you where God has sacrificed himself to save you! Politicians want to impeach Trump and sacrifice him for their own political benefit to stay in power! Meanwhile Trump sacrifices himself for your benefit! Your family and nation are secure as long as sacrifices are made for each other and our nation! Thanksgiving is a Christian principle! James & Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com

Thanksgiving!

In this spirit, Thanksgiving has become a day when Americans extend a helping hand to the less fortunate. Long before there was a government welfare program, this spirit of voluntary giving was ingrained into the American character. Americans have always understood that, truly one must give in order to receive. This should be a day of giving as well as a day of thanks. President Ronald Reagan 1981. Comment: If we really believe that all our gifts that we have are gifted to us from God then we would have no problem with giving them away! If you believe everything you have is made by your own efforts then you will hang on to them in selfishness and deny God’s Blessings!  James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com

Thanksgiving 1925

“As we have grown and prospered in material things, so also should we prosper in moral and spiritual things, we are a God fearing people who should set ourselves against evil and strive for righteousness in living, and observing the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12), we should from our abundance help and serve those less fortunately placed, we should in gratitude to God for His many favors.” President Calvin Coolidge

Jesus Tribe Judah Means Thanksgiving! Genesis 29:35

Many Jewish commentators believe the secret of Judah’s Blessings are implicit in the Hebrew meaning of his name. When his mother gave birth to him she said, “This time I will give thanksgiving to the Lord!” Therefore she called his name Judah. Judah is taken from the Hebrew word Hodah which means giving thanks. The Jews gave the world two significant things! An awareness of God and the concept of gratitude! Aldous Huxley wrote, “Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Jewish life fights against this. The Talmud says, “If someone lacks this trait of thankfulness this person is not in fact a Jew!” Many Christian’s cannot do the math when it comes to counting our Blessings! It is interesting that today in Israel the only two tribes left is Judah and Benjamin! The Priestly tribe Levite is still there also. The other tribes were lost over time through persecution and exile. Why has Judah the tribe of Jesus Christ survived to this day? Could it had been from the attitude that bore their name? Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Tad Saves Turkey From Jihad!

The first turkey was pardoned on Christmas day not Thanksgiving! Late in 1863 a live turkey was sent to the White House for the Lincoln family to feast on for the holidays. Tad Lincoln, age 10, quickly befriended the bird. Tad taught the turkey to follow him as he walked around the White House grounds. The turkey was named Jack, and Tad fed him as a pet. When the time came to prepare the turkey for the Christmas meal, Tad burst into his father’s Cabinet meetings! He was crying loudly! Tad told his dad Jack was about to be killed and that he obtained a temporary delay from the executioner so he could put Jack’s case before the President! Tad said, “Jack must not be killed; it is wicked!” President Lincoln replied, “”Jack was sent here to be butchered and eaten…I cannot help.” Tad still sobbing said, “He is a good turkey and I do not want him killed!” Abraham Lincoln President of the United States, paused in the middle of a cabinet meeting during the civil war, took out a card and wrote an order for a reprieve! Jack’s life had been spared and Tad raced out of the cabinet meeting and delivered the Presidential order to the guy with the hatchet!

Is It All About Food?

Adam and Eve were given all the food in the garden except one tree! They had a vegetarian dish of everything except for one dish! Could they follow instructions? No! Israel ate the Passover mean with unleavened bread before leaving Egypt. No time to ferment the bread they had to get out of Dodge(town). Moses got complaints about the food in the wilderness. The Jews told him they wish they could go back to Egypt and eat the garlic and onions! God wanted to kill them all but Moses pleaded with God and they got frosted flakes in the wilderness. Just a note here I have a bowl of Luckey Charms every morning for breakfast. Then the most significant event in all of history happened! In an obscure village named Bethlehem God prepared another Table for us! The name Bethlehem means house of bread. Then we have the last supper. We have the Lord’s table or Thanksgiving meal. This meal is also called the Communion Table where we receive Christ’s Body(Broken Bread), and His Blood(Wine) as atonement for our sin. On the resurrection day we will all be at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb! The point here is God has prepared a Table for us simply by His Grace over us! We did not earn this but a gift to us! God has prepared a table for us both past, present and future! As we sit around a table this Holiday season think on these things and The Table He by His great sacrifice has provided to you! Source; Sermon notes taken from Pastor Brady Boyd at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Message given on December 8, 2013. Thankyou. James Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com