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   place.   
   [28] Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory   
   and strength.   
   [29] Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and   
   come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.   
   [30] Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it   
   be not moved.   
   [31] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say   
   among the nations, The LORD reigneth.   
   [32] Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and   
   all that is therein.   
   [33] Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD,   
   because he cometh to judge the earth.   
   [34] O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for   
   ever.   
   [35] And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together,   
   and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name,   
   and glory in thy praise.   
   [36] Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people   
   said, Amen, and praised the LORD.   
      
   Canada and the island of Saint Lucia celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday   
   in October. Liberia sets aside a day for giving thanks at the beginning   
   of November, while the United States and Australia mark the annual holiday   
   at the end of the month. Other countries, including the United Kingdom,   
   Brazil, Rwanda, and the Philippines, have unofficial days to foster gratitude.   
      
   There's something powerful about a nation collectively expressing gratitude.   
   It's a picture we see when King David assembled the nation of Israel to give   
   thanks to God for His presence, protection, and promises. The celebration   
   marked the return of the "ark of God" (1 Chronicles 16:1). The people rejoiced   
   that the ark, a symbol of God's presence with them, was in Jerusalem.   
   As David led Israel in praise, he reminded them of God's protection   
   as the nation conquered the land of Canaan (vv.18-22)   
   and celebrated His faithfulness to fulfill His promises (v. 15).   
      
   If you celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday with friends and family, consider   
   making it a gratitude gathering and reflecting together on the ways you've   
   experienced God's presence, protection, and promises over the past year.   
   Whether or not you live in a country that officially celebrates Thanksgiving,   
   each of us can take time to "give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;   
   his love endures forever" (v. 34).   
      
   Reflect & Pray   
      
   How have you experienced God's presence, protection, or promises?   
   How can you express gratitude?   
      
   Dear God, please cultivate within me a   
   spirit of gratitude as I remember all You've done.   
      
   3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation   
      
   Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools   
      
   Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 2 The Wardrobe of Joy Isaiah 61:10   
      
   10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God;   
   for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,   
   He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,   
   as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,   
   and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.   
      
   10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;   
   for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me   
   with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself   
   with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.   
      
   On her wedding day, the bride dresses carefully for the ceremony   
   that is about to take place. Never before has she spent so much   
   time in preparation for one relatively brief event. When she   
   looks in the mirror and rejoices in her happiness, she responds not   
   out of vanity, but for sheer joy as she anticipates the coming ceremony.   
   God wants his people, lie that bride to be joyful, to rejoice in the Lord,   
   the Bridegroom. And he gives, through his grace,   
   the garments of joy to his beloved ones.   
   He clothes us, Isaiah says, with salvation, and covers us with   
   the robe of righteousness. The wardrobe that God provides is not merely   
   a utility garment, a coverall that hides our sin from his eyes.   
   It is his own righteousness in Christ, given to us as a free gift, so that   
   we might be united with him. And God himself, Isaiah says,   
   is filled with joy, adorning himself like a bridegroom.   
   When we truly see God's immeasurable gift in accepting us as him own,   
   we also will "greatly rejoice" in the Lord. He, the eternal god,   
   Creator of the universe, desires to be united with us, as a husband   
   desires his wife! God does not simply accept us grudgingly,   
   reminding us of our unworthiness to be with him. Rather, he celebrates   
   with unrestrained joy his oneness in Spirit with those he calls his own.   
   And we, having been fully forgiven   
   and set free from sin, can rejoice unashamedly as well.   
      
   Application   
      
   a) Have I ever felt ashamed to draw close to God? Why?   
      
   b) What does this verse tell me about God's attitude towards me?   
      
      
   4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland   
      
   Mark 4:23-29   
      
   23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."   
   24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.   
   The measure you give will be measured for you,   
   and to you who hear will more be given.   
   25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.   
   And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."   
      
   The Parable of the Growing Seed   
      
   26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man   
   who scatters seed on the ground.   
   27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,   
   and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.   
   28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,   
   then the head, then the full seed in the head.   
   29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,   
   immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."   
      
   23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "   
   24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:   
   with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:   
   and unto you that hear shall more be given.   
   25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,   
   from him shall be taken even that which he hath.   
   26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should   
   cast seed into the ground;   
   27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,   
   and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.   
   28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,   
   then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.   
   29 But when the fruit is brought forth,   
   immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."   
      
   5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:   
      
   God's Gift of Salvation   
      
   Ps 51:1-13   
      
   PSALMS 51   
      
   For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,   
   when Nathan the Prophet came to him,   
   after he had gone in to Bathsheba.   
      
   1 Have mercy on me, O God,   
   according to Your lovingkindness;   
   according to the abundance of Your compassion,   
   blot out my transgressions.   
   2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,   
   and cleanse me from my sin.   
   3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,   
   and my sin is ever before me.   
   4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,   
   and done this evil in Your sight,   
   so that You are justified when You speak,   
   and You are blameless when You judge.   
   5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,   
   and in sin my mother conceived me.   
   6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You desire truth in the inward parts,   
   and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.   
   7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;   
   wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.   
      
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