Hungry on Thanksgiving

[Sparkey]

When we cast ourselves into the future... into the time when we appear before the Lord of lords and King of kings, when we see Him, the Lord of Hosts...

We will hit the floor (if there is a floor, that is).
We will fall and worship Him.
Adore Him. So full of Glory, our King, our GOD!

Infinite and with no limit, no time of beginning no end, but rather infinite in a way that our minds can not ever imagine and yet glimpsing Him we shall be struck with awe. Rendered speechless, I would imagine. And when He speaks, will it be in that still small voice or will His voice fill beyond all the universe? He will say, "WHEN I WAS HUNGRY..."

And we will be flabbergasted. Dumbfounded at the very idea of this One, the Infinite of infinites, Creator God; all things pale beside Him suggesting this. We will think, "How could He ever be lacking?!?" And yet, has He not just said, "When I was hungry..."?

Fearful of even thinking that the Holy One might be lying, for there is no sin in Him, we wonder, "What could that possibly mean?" Do we trust our eyes? Believe what we see? Or do we believe what we hear?

But He does not leave it there, we are utterly dumbfounded at the idea and still adoring Him whom we love, still unable to even speak when he completes the message: "When I was hungry... YOU fed me."

!WAIT! I did what?!?

"Lord! When did I feed YOU?" you ask, finally able to express yourself.

Are you hungry this Thanksgiving? Hungry for the Lord? We are called to Him, to our Father in heaven. O! What a day that will be...

~Sparrow

 

[jasoncran]

good one, glad to see you back.

 

[JoJo]

 

[Rick W]

@ Sparrow

Good place to post this one too I suppose.

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.

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