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First Things First

 How much thought do we give to who and how big God actually is? How often do we remind ourselves of it?... "Who else has held the oceans in his hand? Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers? Who else knows the weight of the earth or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale? Who is able to advise the Spirit of the LORD ? Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him?Has the LORD ever needed anyone’s advice? Does he need instruction about what is good? Did someone teach him what is right or show him the path of justice?  No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. T hey are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand."  Isaiah 40:12-15 (NLT) The peace we have with God through Christ Jesus doesn't cancel out our need to have the deepest of respect for the God of all creation. It doesn't eliminate the need for us to show the reverence owed to the God who breathes stars into

Thanksgiving vs. thanksgiving - Giving Of Thanks...

thanks:  "an expression of gratitude; grateful acknowledgment of something received by or done for one." - Collins Dictionary thanksgiving:  "the act of saying or showing that you are grateful, especially to God" - Cambridge Dictionary Thanksgiving:  is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and the Philippines... - Wikipedia Despite any possible contention around the general details of American Thanksgiving   (given current society's bent toward argument and dissension) ,  the intent expressed in it's very name bestows on it  the potential occasion of a holy offering in its observance - "thanksgiving". The definition of what it means to anyone is demonstrated and dependent entirely on how the "holiday" in question is in fact honored and observed by them. As with most things of old tradition these days, the opportunity is all too