A most joyous time of the year is here! 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! There are so many, many blessings in our
lives that render a thankful heart to God.
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
ourselves 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 December 2nd. You are welcome to join us anytime at
Sparks! You can
also check out the AWANA program at www.fbc.littletonil.org.
Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mrs. Barb
Stein.
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