Thanksgiving 2012 (November 1 - 10)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

and his courts with praise!

Give thanks to him; bless his name!

Psalm 100:4 ESV

 

giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

Ephesians 5:20 ESV

 

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV

 

When I consider that I deserve punishment because of my sinfulness, and instead God gives to me His love and mercy, my only response should be one of thankfulness.

 

Each day in November I will list some of the things that I am thankful for:

 

 

1 - Salvation Full and Free!

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV

 

 

2 - Wendy, my wife and best friend!

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22 ESV

 

3, 4, 5 - Olivia, James & Elijah!

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

3 John 4 ESV

 

6 - Mama (Betty E. Harden)

She went to her heavenly reward on November 6, 2011. Happy for her gain but I sure do miss her. Thankful for the years I had her in my life.

Her children rise up and call her blessed

Proverbs 31:28a ESV

 

7 - Daddy (James Roscoe Harden)

Daddy went to heaven in 2005. Thankful for the influence of a godly father in my life.

Still miss him too!

Listen to your father who gave you life,

Proverbs 23:22a ESV

 

8 - Stephanie Merritt, my sister!

Thankful for the godly woman that she is. Thankful that the three of us remain close.

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

Colossians 1:3 ESV

 

9 - Derek Harden, my younger brother!

Thankful for the godly man that he is. Thanful that the three of us remain close.

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

Colossians 1:3 ESV

 

10 - Lori Millwood and the Respite Care Ministry at BPBC!

Thanful for Mrs. Lori and this great ministry to families with special needs kids.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:8 ESV

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the

least of these my brothers, you did it to me."

Matthew 25:40 ESV