On November 27th, Americans will be gathering together to celebrate the holiday we call Thanksgiving. Though we think of this holiday as having been thought up by the Pilgrims in the early 1620’s, it is an idea that goes back thousands of years to the days of ancient Israel. At that time, God’s people gave thank offerings as expressions of gratitude to Him.

Later, the psalmist wrote:

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His Name. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.”

In the tradition of ancient Israel and in obedience to the psalmist’s command, we at Ezra Rural Ministry would like to take the opportunity to give a thank offering to God for all the special friends He has given us:

LORD God Almighty, we thank You for those who pray faithfully for this ministry; we thank You for those who give money to this ministry; we thank You for those who sacrifice their time to this ministry; we thank You for those who are at the front lines of this ministry; we thank You for those who receive the Good News through this ministry! We thank You in the Name of Jesus the Christ, amen.