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you know all about the lie I have told. You know, too, that I have never wanted the Lord Jesus in my heart. Now, I am sorry for my sin and I ask for your forgiveness. I here and now accept the Lord Jesus as my Saviour.” At once, his heart grew light, and he knew that the Lord Jesus had come into his heart, and that all was well between God and him. He made a decision then and there to go home to his father. He felt sure that, if God could forgive him, his earthly father would too. He fell into a peaceful sleep. The next morning, Nat took Jimmie to breakfast in the diner. It was Jim mie’s first experience of such luxury, and he chattered away happily. He did not notice that Nat was not listen ing. He did not know that a surprise for him was being planned. When they returned to their .seats, and Jimmie saw the porter gathering up the passengers’ bags, he was very quiet, and his blue eyes lost their sparkle. “I guess you aren’t going as far as I am,” he said slowly. "I don’t know about that. How about “You see, Jimmie, I’ve been think ing a lot about that story you read me, and last night I accepted the Lord Jesus as my Saviour, and asked the Heavenly Father to forgive my sins. So now I’m going back to my Dad . . . going home . . . and I’ll get there in time for Thanksgiving din ner, but I don’t want to go alone. I want a kid brother to take with me.” "But he isn’t my dad,” Jimmie ob jected. “If my Dad’s the kind that will take me back, he’s the kind that will take you in if you will come.” “Oh, boy!” Jimmie exclaimed. Then his face fell. “What about the Or phans’ Home? They’re expecting me. An’ the conductor’s responsible for me.” “Well, I have already taken care of that with the conductor. And a telephone call or two will fix it up with the Orphanage. Later on, we’ll make some permanent arrangements.” “A brother! A Dad! Thanksgiving dinner!” Jimmie’s heart was bursting with joy as he gathered together his few belongings and prepared to leave the train with Nat. Answers to October Jumbled Words Contest 1. Hebrews. 2. James. 3. Matthew. 4. Isaiah. 5. Daniel. 6. Proverbs. 7. Ecclesiastes. 8. Obadiah. 9. Jere miah. getting off with me?” Jimmie was puzzled.
Thankfulness in Action There is a fable of a lion that lay, hot and tired, trying, to sleep, when a field mouse ran over his body. This made the lion so angry that he clap ped down his paw and was going to tear the little mouse to pieces when he pleaded for mercy in such a way that the lion set him free. Sometime later the mouse heard a great roaring and found that it was the lion caught by hunters in a great net. He remembered the mercy of the lion, and telling him not to fear, he set to work with his sharp little teeth and gnawed away at the cords and knots of the trap until very soon the lion was free. When people help you, are you so thankful that you watch for an op portunity to show your gratitude, by doing them a kindness in return? Psalm 118:1 is a good verse for Thanksgiving Day: “O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: because His mercy endureth forever.”
A Thanksgiving Acrostic Here are twelve Bible verses which spell out the word, “thanksgiving.” They are among the best from God’s Word, and it would be a fine thing to memorize them all for Thanksgiving Day. T hanks be unto God for his un speakable gift (2 Cor. 9:15). TTe [Daniel] kneeled upon his knees J -l three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime (Dan. 6:10). A nd whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him (Col. 3:17). N ow therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name d Chron. 29:13). T7"now ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves . . . Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name (Psa. 100:3,4). S o we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations (Psa. 79:13). G ive thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people (1 Chron. 16:8). T thank my God upon every remem- brance of you (Phil. 1:3). V isit me with thy salvation . . .that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation (Psa. 106:4,5). I n every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you (1 Thess. 5:18). XTow ye have consecrated yourselves l ' unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord (2 Chron. 29:31). G iving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in- light (Col. 1:12).
Psalm 148 Praise ye the Lord for His great love; Praise ye the Lord, heavens above; Praise Him all ye, His angels fair; Praise Him ye hosts that wor ship there. Praise Him, thou sun, with warmth and light; Praise Him, thou moon throughout the night; Praise Him, ye stars that greet our eyes; - Praise Him, ye heavens above the skies. Young men and maidens, praise the Lord; Old men and children, praise accord; Let them all praise God’s holy Name; Let them His majesty pro claim. Taken from “The Peerless Poems of David the King.” J. C.
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