Our Sacred Roots: The Priesthood of All Believers

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Thanksgiving Day November 24, 2022

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According to God’s holy promise, the saints of Christ will dine at the marriage supper of the Lamb, a feast of love and communion with the risen Lord and Savior himself. The Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday before Advent, anticipates the day when Christ will reign supreme, and the saints of God will never again leave the presence of their Lord.

TODAY’S THEME His Steadfast Love Endures Forever, Psalm 100

The Lord is good, and his steadfast love endures forever! These words appear throughout the Psalms as Israel’s refrain of gratitude that the Lord is their God. In Psalm 100, the writer knows thanksgiving is at the heart of our response to God. Joy, service, gladness, and praise all flow from deep gratitude. We are grateful that the Lord is God, that he made us, and we are his, that he is our shepherd, and that he is good. Make joyful noise to the Lord this Thanksgiving, for he is good, and his steadfast love endures forever.

Daily Devotional Guide Preparing Our Hearts

Invocation: Our Prayer of Acclamation We give Thee thanks – yea, more than thanks, O Lord our God, for all Thy goodness at all times, and in all places, because Thou hast shielded, rescued, helped, and guided us all the days of our lives, and brought us unto this hour. We pray and beseech Thee, merciful God, to grant in Thy goodness that we may spend this day, and all the time of our lives, without sin, in fulness of joy, holiness, and reverence of Thee. But drive away from us, O Lord, all envy, all fear, and all temptations.