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November Edition, 2009 www.BibleCounsel.homestead.com Scriptural Newsletter
SOME FEATURED
SUBJECTS
"ASK, and it shall be given you; [God surely wants us to acknowlege Him, for He surely knows what things we have need of before we ask -Matt.6:6-8]
SEEK, and ye shall find; [heartfelt communion brings all blessings -Jer.29:11-13]
KNOCK, and it shall be opened unto you" [earnest and faithful approach will not be rejected - John 10:9
-Luke 11:9
CHOSEN
A Young Earth
State Of Soul
TWELVE MEDITATIONS ABOUT GOD
Some things one needs to learn about God and His purposes
1. The Nature Of God (about His Person & purposes)
2. The Son Of God (about His Beloved Son & works)
3. The Word Of God (about His record and thoughts for man)
4. The Redemption Of God (about salvation and His plan for man)
5. The Church Of God (about obedience, His testimony and His saints)
6. The Worship Of God (about His homage by saints)
7. The Ministry Of God (about His counsel to the saints)
8. The Ways Of God (about His works & His mind)
9. The Judgment Of God (about His dealings with man)
10. The Path Of God (about His pathway for man)
11. The Service Of God (about His service by saints)
12. The People Of God (about His saints and mankind)
[Some important considerations from Fundamentals Of The Faith - CM11, and the writer will be pleased to comment on any inquiries about them. - R. DeWitt, rev. 6/05]
If we are thankful for God's care and mercies, we surely ought to always return thanks to the Giver, but how blessed to have a special time to give emphasis and remember all of God's goodness to us. On the Lord's day, faithful saints gather to remember the Lord Jesus in His sacrifice for us, and eternal blessings, as He desired (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor.11:23-25); also, they set prayer meetings to give thanks and petition the Lord to undertake in daily matters as He pleases (Acts 2:42). This collective homage is precious to the Lord.
The USA holds a day of thanksgiving in this month for God's many blessings to this country from the time of our founding fathers, who appreciated God's care. Regardless of how some men regard their blessings today, a nation and people will surely be honored for collective thankfulness toward God (I Sam.2:30; Matt.25: 31-34).
"O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the strength of the hills is His also. The sea is His, and He made it; and His hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker" (Psa.95:1-6).
"He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. He hath given meat unto them that fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant" (Psa.111:4-5).
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom.5:6-8).
"Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Cor.15:57).
"Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable Gift" (II Cor.9:15).
"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Eph.5:20).
"By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His Name" (Heb.13:15).
"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving" (Col.4:2).
