**** A most joyous time of
the year is coming fast upon us. Thanksgiving is the time to remind us to give
thanks to God for all the many blessing of the year – and it shouldn’t be that
way just one day of the year, but every day.
The Bible tells us that we should have thanksgiving in our hearts at all
times. Psalm 118:1 (a verse that all
Sparkies learn) says “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” That about sums up Thanksgiving! Then from Thanksgiving, we move right into
the Christmas season – and indeed we can be most thankful for God’s goodness
and mercy in that He gave us His only begotten perfect Son Jesus whose birth we
celebrate at Christmas. Jesus did
something for us that no other man could have done for himself – His sacrifice
was the payment for our sin’s death sentence.
We cannot do that for ourself and no other person can do that for our
sin. Only Jesus can do that. He is the only way. John 3:16, our Sparkie key verse, tells us
that God loved us so much that He gave us Jesus that whoever believes in Him
should not perish, but have eternal life – not die in our death sentence. Eternal means for ever – indeed His mercy
endures forever! We have much to give
thanks to the LORD!
Next Wednesday, we DO NOT have Sparks because of
Thanksgiving. We pray you have a day
full of thanks to the LORD! We will meet
again as normal on November 30th.
You are welcome to join us anytime at
Sparks!
Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mr. Roger
Fox, Mrs. Barb Stein.
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