{"id":730,"date":"2022-11-24T00:06:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T00:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=730"},"modified":"2022-11-24T00:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T00:06:14","slug":"give-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=730","title":{"rendered":"Give Thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>O give thanks to the Lord, for\u00a0He is\u00a0good;\u00a0For His lovingkindness is everlasting.\u00a0 (1 Chronicles 16:34, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, and pitched a tent for it on Mount Moriah, the site of the future Temple.&nbsp; God had denied David&#8217;s request to build a temple for Him, since he was a man of war.&nbsp; Instead, God told David that the honor of building the Temple would go to his son, Solomon.&nbsp; David did the next-best thing, in his mind, bringing the Ark to Jerusalem, to its temporary home.&nbsp; First Chronicles 16 documents the celebration that followed, and a psalm of thanksgiving.&nbsp; Many of the words from this psalm are repeated in Psalms 107 and 118.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/xZerNOTtQLn2l9fKy6Ela7Yg-lZP76OCnzndpqsPinrkreckdqGZ-w8uEIidjNvLmVc8Nl2ZnVhI0aVj07jR2y88YWrnzw3g-JGDnOxiLvNnmXUOrBocupgCR7GO8pG8gAmeyV62f0__K9r0VpKX8ifZT6HlIMY9mOnukUyMHsvxTo8RAJbTNHL2KQtOr6U4mUZibw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imageproxy.youversionapi.com\/1280x1280\/https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static-youversionapi-com\/images\/base\/67903\/1280x1280.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Verse of the Day - day 327 - image 67903 (1 Chronicles 16:34)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Chronicles 16:34 image.\u00a0 Found at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bible.com<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/verse-of-the-day\/1CH.16.34\/67903?version=105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bible.com\/verse-of-the-day\/1CH.16.34\/67903?version=105<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On this day of national Thanksgiving, I have much for which to thankful.\u00a0 I thank God for sending His Son to die in my place for the sins I&#8217;ve committed; for sending His Holy Spirit, Who is my Teacher and Helper; for my most precious earthly gift, my wife, Sue, who loves me, and takes outstanding care of me; for our precious gifts, three wonderful children, their spouses, and 12 precious grandchildren; for giving me a loving family as I grew up, and great in-laws when I married Sue; and being born in the greatest nation in history, this God-blessed land!\u00a0 I&#8217;ve lived a great life.\u00a0 God has blessed me far beyond measure, and certainly way beyond what I deserve!\u00a0 And I have the hope of eternal life after my years on this earth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m grateful for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 118 - Give Thanks To The Lord (For He Is Good) - Francesca LaRosa (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZ5CtayvRT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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