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Thanksgiving

 

Eucharistia –

gratitude

 

Towdah –

to express visible thanks or adoration to God

by extending the hands to God in reverence

 

How have you been celebrating thanksgiving these past years? Do you know the real meaning of our thanksgiving celebrations? Today on 2 Empower U, Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach will talk about thanksgiving. He will enlighten you with some discoveries and insights about one of the most celebrated days of the year in America. This episode is also intended to help you understand why thanksgiving is important.

 

The Meaning of Thanksgiving in America

 

Here in the United States, thanksgiving is a time to get together with the family; to feast on good food. Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach will also discuss with you the other meanings of thanksgiving to the Americans – football games, Black Friday sales, the start of the Christmas holidays, endless shopping.

 

Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach wants you to know that all these activities do not offer you the real meaning of the celebration. Thanksgiving is so much more than the commercial festivities that you and I have gotten used to.

 

 How Thanksgiving Started

 

Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach will share with you the story of thanksgiving – how it started back in 1621 as a celebration observed by the pilgrims. The day of feasting – as it was known back then – has been around for over 3,500 years and Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach will explain to you that it did not originate in the United States.

 

“If they offer it as an expression of thankfulness, then along with this thank offering, they are to offer thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with oil, and thick loaves of the finest flour well-kneaded and with oil mixed in. Along with their fellowship offering of thanksgiving, they are to present an offering with thick loaves of bread made with yeast.”

                                                                                                                                                - Leviticus 7:12-13

 

Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach also encourages you to read Leviticus chapter 7 if you want to understand the meaning of thanksgiving.

 

“Thanksgiving is expressions of gratitude, gratefulness, and thanks to our Lord….When you lift your hands to God and say, ‘I love You, Lord,’ ‘I worship You,Lord,” “Praise You, Jesus,” you are offering thanksgiving to God.”

                                                                                                                                                - Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach

 

 

“I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvelous works.”

                                                                                                                                                - Psalm 9:1

 

“Things happen when you thank God. Thanksgiving is worship and praise. Thanksgiving activates the power of God.”

                                                                                                                                                - Pastor Thomas A. DeLoach

 

Count your blessings. Count them one by one, and you’ll realize how much God has blessed you with.

 

Finally, the Pastor wants you to know that every time you raise your hands in thanksgiving to God, you bring Him closer to you. His power is upon you. His hand is protecting you – every area of your being and your life.

 

Let Pastor Thomas DeLoach know how this message has inspired you.  Connect with him by sending him an email at info@thomasadeloach.com  

You can also interact with him by visiting and liking his Instagram page, https://www.instagram.com/thomasadeloach/ 

 

The pastor also has a website, https://www.thomasadeloach.com/ where you’ll find more information about ministry and advocacy; where you’ll learn about how he can help to empower you.