Every Thanksgiving my wife does the same thing, and I love the tradition of it. She goes into the yard and get a dead stick and plants it into a pot. She puts this pot in the center of our table. Then spreads paper leaves, of all the fall colors, on the table. We are instructed to write the things we are thankful for and tie them to the tree. The tree, that once was dead looking, now is coming to life with the thanks and gratitude of our hearts. It is a beautiful reminder of the power of thanksgiving.
Ebenezer is not just a scrooge. In the Bible it was a monument - a memorial to remember what God had done at a certain location. It was to be a talking point for when your children ask what it means, you can tell them about the greatness of God.
Joshua 4.1-24 "In the days to come, when your children ask their fathers, 'What are these stones doing here?' tell your children this: 'Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry ground.' Yes, God, your God, dried up the Jordan's waters for you until you had crossed, just as God, your God, did at the Red Sea, which had dried up before us until we had crossed. This was so that everybody on earth would recognize how strong God's rescuing hand is and so that you would hold God in solemn reverence always."
This Thanksgiving is a great time to remind myself of what God has done for me so that I will recognize Him as God, my God. He has blessed me with an amazing and loving wife. He has given me 2 of the greatest gifts in my girls. We have good health. We are together.
There is so much to be thankful for. Take, no make, the time to share what you are thankful with to the people that you are thankful for.
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