Luke 12:29-31

Tonight my sister and her son arrive from Texas for our Thanksgiving Dinner. My sister and her family will arrive tomorrow from North Carolina and California. My brother and his family  from Ohio, Wisconsin and New York. I am so thankful for my family. I will host dinner for about 30 of my relatives…sisters and brother, nieces and nephews, children and grands…a quiver full, a cherished blessing! As the oldest of 6 siblings I have hosted Thanksgiving dinner for over 46 years…wow am I old!! 

May you all have a blessed Thanksgiving. God loves you so.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14-17)

Jesus came to offer salvation to anyone, anywhere, at any time, who trusts in Him. (John 3:16)

Holiday travel. It isn’t easy. Then why do we do it? Why cram the trunks and endure the airports? You know the answer. We love to be with the ones we love. The four-year-old running up the sidewalk into the arms of Grandpa. The cup of coffee with Mom before the rest of the house awakes. That moment when, for a moment, everyone is quiet as we hold hands around the table and thank God for family and friends and pumpkin pie. 

We love to be with the ones we love.

May I remind you? So does God. How else do you explain what he did? Between him and us there was a distance—a great span—and he couldn’t bear it. He couldn’t stand it. So he did something about it. Philippians 2:7 reminds us, “He gave up his place with God and made himself nothing.” Max Lucado

Luke 12:29-31

29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. The New King James Version

Little flock refers to believers who belong to God’s kingdom and live under God’s loving care. This image recalls the old testament depiction of God as a caring shepherd of His people. Faithlife Study Bible

The Lord knows our problems and will provide us with what we need. We can trust God to provide for us because God knows precisely what we need. The NKJV Study Bible

1 Kings 3:11 Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,For they shall be filled.