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Nov 25
I am sitting in San Francisco Bread Company in Jonesboro with my bride and drinking coffee and being on the internet wearing blue jeans. I feel like some cool dude, college age, twenty something guy, Oh well. We are visiting my mother and brothers for Thanksgiving. Its great to see my family. With my schedule, it is difficult to get over on the east part of the state so this only happens usually twice a year. Caleb’s getting in some duck hunting. I may bow hunt with one of my brothers one afternoon, but mainly just hanging out. Jonathan, Benjamin and Aaron are just hanging out. Jonathan is hoping to see some old buddies from Wynne if they can hook up.
First Baptist Rogers will deliver up to 2400 meals tomorrow morning for Thanksgiving. That’s right “deliver” not just serve and the number is “2400.” As of yesterday at noon, we had over 1500 called in or walk in requests for meals. Our church is the greatest when it comes to service and doing stuff together. When Caleb was playing football over Thanksgiving (while at Shiloh), since we had the football game, we got to serve and deliver meals. It was a great time of sharing the gospel and loving on people who were in need. Thanksgiving and Christmas bring out the best in believers of our Lord. We are able to focus on others and the message of the “season” which is really the message for our lives.
A grateful heart conquers our attitudes which in turn gives interpretation to our circumstances. I will be preaching on that this Sunday and just thinking about it buoys my attitude considering all that I have to be grateful for. Nothing is perfect and can be criticized whether it is our family, our job, our church, our health, our finances, etc. I have often confessed that I can be the champion of criticism. I can point out what is wrong better than anyone else. Sometimes I have done that as a desire to make things better and to improve; but Thanksgiving helps get me beyond the nitty details that bog me down and allow me to see the big picture. As believers, we need to look at the big picture of heaven, future grace, future deliverance, inheritance, reward, His kingdom culminated, the nations worshiping, grace extended perfectly, joy unspeakable, completion in every area. . .Hallelujah! Have a great Thanksgiving. Go to church to celebrate with other believers. There is nothing like it. Until next time. . ..