In 1621, after a terrible year in which half their number died of starvation or disease, the Pilgrims set aside 3 days in December to praise the Lord for a bountiful corn harvest.
In 1789 George Washington proclaimed November 26 as a national day of Thanksgiving, thankful that God granted America independence from Britain.
In 1863 Abraham Lincoln revived this old tradition, and finally, in 1941 the United States Congress decreed the fourth Thursday in November to be a national day of Thanksgiving to the Lord.
We should praise the Lord because of who He is to us and for what He has done for us. Praise Him because we love Him, and He will bless your praise life.
Psalm 100:4-5 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
If it had not been for the Lord in our lives, where would we be? We have much to be thankful for.
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