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One cool autumn day, Bridgette hurried home from school.

"Mom!" she called as she opened the door of her house. "Is lunch ready? I'm starved!"

"Almost ready, dear," answered her mother.

"I just can't wait another minute--it smells so good. You fix the best lunches, Mother."

"Did you ever think that there is Someone else you should thank?" asked her mother.

"Do you mean Dad?"

"Of course we must thank your dad, for he works hard to give us our food, but I was thinking of the One who makes the plants grow."

"You mean God! Does He really give us all our food?"

"Yes," Mother answered. "When God made the earth, He thought of putting all these things here for our food. Now He sends the sunshine and the rain to make the fruit and vegetables grow until they are ready for us to eat."

"But God doesn't make our bread, does He, Mom?"

"Before people can make bread," Mother answered, "God must make the wheat grow, for bread is made of wheat ground into flour. All the things we eat must first be made to grow. That is why we pray a blessing, thanking God for our food."

"May I pray the blessing this time?" asked Bridgette.

Together they closed their eyes and folded their hands while the little girl thanked God in this way:


"It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord" (Ps. 92:1).

Adapted from 365 Bedtime Bible Stories, by Thea Heinemann and Dorothy Ferguson. Copyright by Western Publishing Company, Inc. Reprinted by permission.

Chris...........

How interesting.  I too am reading a book on prayer.  John MacArthur's "Lord Teach Me to Pray".

"Prayer is not only an intimate privilage; it is also a passion.  Relatively few passages in Scripture directly command us to pray, but many passages tell us how to pray.  Most of what Scripture teaches about prayer is based on the assumption that a fervent desire for prayer will arise from every believer's heart.  The deepest longings of a Spirit-filled heart flow out in prayer, and expressions of this longing for communion with God are illustrated in several Scriptures.................."

Pat.......

How nice of you to wish a great day to our Mexican friends.


"Have a great day all you folks south of the border!"

Evening folks.  I have had an interesting day in North Bay today.  French and Art were cancelled and we had a good time talking instead.  The younger kids had about an hour of phys-ed in playing socker in the church basement.  A good time was had for all.

The nedication Melaura is on appears to be starting to work.

Sonya, I am sorry to hear of the CT scan.  I will post in the prayer thread too.

We are all tired tonight, so I am going to bed,  I will be back in the morning.

Good Morning....thank you Pat for that lovely devotional....


Sonja.....I will certainly be praying for you that God will give you His peace.  I know the news is scarey...try to commit it to Him...knowing that He is fully aware of the news.

God Bless


Ruthie

A verse for the night hours.

  GOD WILL KEEP HIS COVENANT OF LOVE WITH YOU.
  HE WILL LOVE YOU AND BLESS YOU.
                   ( DEUTERONOMY 7:12-13 *NIV )

Judy B - I,m way behind in some postings. would you direct me to Sonja's post where she is asking prayer or support to a problem, so that I might pray for her as well.

Right now, my plate is full., BUT I always can make time to pray for a "sister-in'the Lord"....thanks so much..
...Judy Mc.

Good morning  10.40 AM

Pat thank you for the devotional this morning and what a lovely picture have you made.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Marylin a very nice website from you yesterday.

SONJA YOU ARE IN MY MIND AND IN MY PRAYERS.

What a nice pictures do you make on the site. Etta Sue is also very good. I have powerpoint
but i don't no how you are doing that but when you it make with PPS  or PSP i don't no what exact what the name is. But i have seen it in Holland it is very dear.
And i don't no how to work with it. I am not so good in work on the computer.

THANKFULL HEARTS

Lord, enable us to live
With thankfull hearts at every moment,
Mindfull of our blessings, big and small.
May we never take for granted
Your abundant gifts of goodness,
But continually be grateful for them all.

Colossians 4 : 2

Devote yourselves to prayer,
being watchful and thankfull



Bye for now
Love RIA

WELCOME LIVING_LIGHT0 TO CP

RIA

Pat - Praying that all will be well with you at the Dental Clinic. A lovely devotional and great graphics.

Sonya - Dear sis remember, He knoweth the way that we take and He does all things well. Muych in my thoughts and prayers this morning.

Everyone - May your hearts rejoice with thanksgiving this day and always.

LOL

Each and every day for the Christian should be 'Thanksgiving Day' as we consider where He has taken us from and where our hope for eternity lies.

There is not one soul alive that deserves to be saved and nobody is worthy of having their sins cleansed. We are saved by grace, through faith and this is a gift from God.

God alone can change lives.

I was thinking this morning of the years that have passed since first I started praying for my family. They are still strangers to grace and to God.

It is my fault? Has my witness been so poor that they do not want to follow the God their Dad loves? Has my life made Christ unattractive to them?

I can only dream of what life would be like if all sitting at my table were united in Christ. My heart nearly explodes with joy at the prospect.

I will continue to persevere in prayer for them as long as I have breath in my body. If only they would hear the words of Jesus today as keenly as Levi heard them. I pray that one day we will all be found ploughing the same field.

'Follow me.'

Two simple words, yet life changing for Levi and thousands of others who have heard the same words throughout the centuries. He did not hang about. He left all, rose up and followed Jesus. This portion of Scripture is beautiful in its simplicity.

I wonder how much of my old life remains with me today. Have I truly 'left all behind?' I cannot think of anything today that I desire other than a closer communion with my Lord, yet I 'feel' so polluted and tainted with the grime of this world in which I live.

It seems as though I am stained with a pollutant that refuses to shift.

True, I long to be different and I long for a witness that shines in this dark world. It seems as though I have been seeking this all my days without making any progress.

I cannot but hang my head in shame as I consider how little I do in the Name of Jesus. I have let me Lord down on more occasions that I care to remember yet He bears not a grudge!

Will I ever attain the level of Christian living that I desire?

I, probably more than most realise the brevity of my time on Earth. I am constantly desiring a new start, a greater commitment and a mind and heart devoted to my Saviour.

There have been days when I have determined within myself to be more devoted to Christ. On such days I may have found my mind and soul saturated with spiritual blessings.

More often than not, having rested my head on my pillow expecting songs in the night, I have awakened the following morning with not a spiritual thought in sight!

Why is it that I let so much nonsense invade my thinking? Is this the norm or am I simply a poor example of what a Christian should be?

Levi took Jesus back to his own house and made a great feast for Him. The scribes and the Pharisees asked the question, 'Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?' Jesus answered, 'They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.'

This last statement makes my heart rejoice.

I am in more need of my Saviour today than ever I was and I love Him more today than ever I did. On this 'Thanksgiving Day' morning I am happy to follow the One who is Altogether Lovely.

He has led me in ways that I could never have imagined, even through illness and pain and my affection has grown through my experiences.

'Follow me.'

Yea Lord, I will follow wherever You lead me.

The truth of the matter is this. I love my Saviour and I want the rest of the world to love Him also. Salvation is on offer to whosoever will. If I could pass it on or give it to you then I would.

If the imperfect love in my heart desires the salvation of your soul, how much more does the perfect love of Christ?

If you hear these words and accept them as Levi did, then 'Thanksgiving Day' will have a brand new meaning for you. I pray that will be the case.

'Follow me.'

LOL

Your brother in Christ

Iain

12.30p.m.....U.K.

Iain

I am still having serious problems with my "puter"...however, I sat before it a few minutes ago and prayed to the Lord to get me in to see you...I was also praying for my grandsons and my daughter and son and was feeling that I had let them down in my witness somewhere...wow, here is my dear Brother having the same feelings...
Iain God Bless you and thank-you.  I was led to you for comfort and encouragement this day...

"By grace we are saved and that not of ourselves..."  Praise God!

Prayers for Sonya and Pat today...

Love for all....
In Jesus Christ there is always plenty to go round..."My cup floweth over"...

Jenny.

Thank you Jenny, Iain, Ria, Judyb, Judy Mc. and Ruthie for all your blessed prayers.  

I feel at peace with this now, Please pray for my family as well.  

I thought I would jump on here before we left.  Hope you all have a good Thanksgiving and a safe travel!

I will be thinking and praying for all of you.
I will be back on Sat.
Love
Sonja

Sonja, travel safely.  We'll be remembering you.

Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating today and a big hi to everyone who stops by CP today to read and post.  My wife and sister-in-law have spent many hours in preparation for the meal today and are back in the kitchen this morning.  However, there isn't too much left to be done other than to put the turkey in the roaster oven and later to bake a couple of dishes that have already been prepared and are ready for the oven.  We are expecting our son to be over after noon and we plan to eat about 2 pm.  

I want to welcome Living Light to our forums.  We are glad to have you to join with us as we praise the name of Jesus Christ and share with each other.

Sonja, I am glad to see you are finding peace with your situation.  The unknown is always frightening but now you know the source of the problem and can move forward.  I will be praying for you.

Pat and Iain, I appreciated  the devotionals this morning.

Hello Larry..

I got in here again...still no go anywhere else on the web or e mails folks..."Our God Reigns"....

Larry ...Hi there to you and your dear ones...You are making me hungry.  I can smell our evening meal cooking...Chicken casserole and I have a cake in the oven...Not Thanksgiving here but I do send greetings to all of you and blessings in the Name Of our Lord Jesus Christ...

I am going to try to traverse some more of C.P....Fingers crossed...

Love Jenny X

hey ya'll
how are you? this morning we woke up to a light layer of snow! but it should be ok. we are getting ready to head out for garden city to see family! ( no we aren't going to the zoo!) just thought i'd stop by and tell ya'll HAPPY THANKSGIVING! but now i need to go get ready. ttyl
hope everyone has a safe day and a good one!
Sarah

Good morning.  Sonja, I have prayed for you.  I know that recently when I was in the hospital the prayers of Christian friends is what brought me through.  God bless you.

We are getting ready to drive over to our daughter's house for our Thanksgiving dinner.  She lives about 15 minutes away.  

Ps 100:4  Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  (NIV)

It was good to see Mieka here last night.

I hope you all have a wonderful time today as we all thank God for our blessings.  It is true that everyday is a thanksgiving day.

--- Papa John              <)))><<

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Good Morning to all and Happy Thanksgiving to all who live on this side of the pond and this side of the North American borders.

Thank you Pat and Iain for the devotionals today. I too have been praying for my family ever since I met Jesus 6 years ago. Some were already saved and some are still now saved. Gilbert and Sarah next  door are the main target of my oprayers and the prayer of her parents. I stand on the scripture that says "the fervant prayers of a righteous man availeth much" I will continue to pray for them. I have laid them on the altar in front of the throne.

Sun is out right now and the rain is not supposed ot return until tonight.  So it looks like the weather is cooperating so far.

I have had some beautiful photos from Alan (backpacker) by email. I hope he will share them here.

God Bless each one who visits here today.

JUST KATE

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LIVING LIGHT 0

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!!!
A day of food!!!!  I am praying that every day is a blessed day for all of you.  Today, I have so much to be thankful for...Jerry--my Special Friend, my sister and her family, my brother and his family, my son and his family...and they did make it to Conneticut, my health even though I do have bladder cancer, my friends here and in cyberspace, my home, for food for nourishment and pleasure, and most of all, I am thankful that God loves me and I love God.

Sonja ~ I am praying for you and your family, little one!

It is raining and gloomy here today.  We have already spotted 4 hunters going to the woods.  That is a tradition in our family.  Even when my husband was on crutches with a broken leg one year, he still got a rabbit.  Glad that Mom dressed it and cooked it.  I couldn't do that...  It is 46° so it could be worse out there.  

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"Keep sending out love messages.  Even if you feel you are trying to hug a porcupine, keep sharing your heart!"

I'm just on the way now to London.  It's drizzly out so I hope it doesn't change to freezing rain.

I'll be back mid-evening.

Enjoy your turkey meals.  I love turkey so send some my way!

Talk to you tonight.

I received this in an email this morning.  It was a WOW moment.

Malachi 3:3 says:    "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."

This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the  women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back  to the group at their next Bible Study.

That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver.

As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest, to burn away all the impurities.

The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot. Then she  thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver."

She asked the silver smith if it was true that he had to sit there in
front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver were left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.

The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith,  "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy - when I see my image in it."

If  today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has
His eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

You may want to pass this on to someone who needs to know that God is  watching over them. And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the end.

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Strange, but it feels like Sunday today.  In fact yesterday seemed like it should have been Saturday.      I got up later than usual this morning and thought "I'll have to hurry if I'm going to get to church on time."  

This is very good.


November 27    

Spiritual Warfare and Sin: Victory Assured

Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the
breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him
He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was
out of joint as He wrestled with him.  
--Genesis 32:24-25

The enemy never quite knows how to deal with a humble man; he is so
used to dealing with proud, stubborn people that a meek man upsets
his timetable. And furthermore, the man of true humility has God
fighting on his side--who can win against God?

Strange as it may seem we often win over our enemies only after we
have first been soundly defeated by the Lord Himself. God often
conquers our enemies by conquering us.... When God foresees that
we must meet a deadly opponent, he assures our victory by bringing us
down in humbleness at His own feet. After that, everything is easy.
We have put ourselves in a position where God can fight for us, and
in a situation like that, the outcome is decided from eternity.  We
Travel an Appointed Way, 14.

"Lord, help me to submit willingly to You, in complete humility,
without struggle or wrestling. Then You fight for me against my
strong enemy. I'll rest-and revel-today in Your victory. Amen."
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We don't hold Thanksgiving day here in the UK,
but we are thankful that the Lord sent the Pilgrims to you!
Pilgrims like Pat and Jack Scott!
Otherwise y'all would still be heathens lol.




Another planeload of turkey passing over!

Thanks for the past three days of devotionals, Pat.  Finally got a chance to sit down at the computer.
Thanks also to Iain for your posting.  Find your messages a real blessing.  Like you, Iain, I keep on praying even when results are not always clear.  God works in His own time and our words and actions are noticed...

I liked what you said about Christmas Lee.  

Sara, thanks for posting the poem.  I have saved it to pass along to another teenager.  We have similar troubles here in Canada....

Sonja, I will pray for you on a regular basis and trust the Lord to take care of your problem.  God will hear many prayers coming from CP and we know that he listens.

Jenny, I am sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with your computer.  Do you use a Anti-Virus and Firewall?  I have so many attacks made on my computer.  This has kept me safe so far.....Use Shaw Cable as my svce. provider.  That is a Canadian thing!

Another dull and rain filled sky today.  Perfect for finishing my Christmas Baking.  Tomorrow I am going to take my digital camera to the kids and get a lesson on settings, etc.  Find that my aging brain needs a jump start in order to master manuals!

God Bless and HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all USA folks.

HAPPY THANKSGING EVERYONE

Just wanted to drop by and say Happy Thanksgiving-My husband took 3 children to go sledding and Whitney my 7 year old daughter stayed home with momma..Turkey is in the oven and now I need to make some salad--
SonjaI want you to know that I am sorry I missed your post yesterday but, you are in my prayers-know that God will give you the peace that passes all understanding-
Read Psalms 3:5 and Psalms 4.8
Judy-I am also praying for melaura-and for your family..
Welcome to all the new People to the group-I know you will love it here and feel right at home.
Meika
Thanksgiving blessings to you too-we love you and are praying for you.
Thanksgiving Blessings to everyone.

Rachelle

Father God I say a special prayer today for Sonja and her family and ask that you would touch her in special way today Lord, I pray that you would give her a peace inside that only you can give and that she knows because she knows-that you will be by her side-let her feel your presence Lord and give them strength.
In Jesus name
I also pray for Melaura for the things that she is facing Lord, I pray that you would touch her and remove these dreams from her Lord and fill her with your peace. Let her feel your loving arms around her.
In Jesus name..

 
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