The Bible speaks of the end-of-time, as a period when righteous living is thrown to the wayside; being replaced with momentary pleasures. It speaks of people forsaking what is tried and true, with popular culture. Sadly, this holiday—Thanksgiving—has not escaped scrutiny.
It is no longer enough to have a day set aside nationally where people can reflect on all they have to be thankful for. Now it is a day to drudge up bitter angry moments of the past.
Can you imagine sitting around a table where everyone tells a horrible story of some misdeed of the past? Why would anyone delight in doing that? I understand remembering the past so as not to repeat its mistakes; but to what end?
One article I read stated that the reason it is, to point out that Thanksgiving is a celebration of “white atrocity.” Seriously? Please tell me what human being—apart from Jesus Christ—has not made mistakes, committed crimes, and done wrong or hurtful things to others? The point isn’t the deed as much as it is the corrective measures that it is not repeated.
Is it a bad thing to have a day to reflect on what good has happened in ones life over the past year? Is humanity supposed to crane his or her neck looking backward in order to ruin anything that is good moving forward?
I would certainly hope not.
It is my belief that humanity is in—what the Bible calls—the end of the age. Accordingly people are going to do things contrary to what has been done in the past, simply because it pleases them. This means that a righteous life is viewed as some type of “phobic” individual who is out of touch with reality.
It is my hope that those who choice to live such a righteous life, will continue to find the good, seek the hopeful, moving forward to live a life pleasing to the godhead—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
I trust as you gather around the Thanksgiving table, you will tell stories of the good-things that have happened to you this year. I trust there will be a lot of laughter, and love, and good feelings in the air.
This post is a departure from my usual posts, but it burns hot within me that we—as humanity, as Christ followers—find as well as seek the good in our lives. The mistakes of the past will only be repeated again and again when we allow the sins of the past to overtake us, rather than guide us to a better path.
Happy Thanksgiving