Voluntary Thanksgiving Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! Psalm 107:21 Recommended Reading Psalm 107:8, 15, 31 The American Pilgrims werent the first to give thanks with a meal: The meat of their fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered; they must leave none of it till morning (Leviticus 7:15, NIV 1984). Due to the lack of refrigeration, the fellowship offering of thanksgiving had to be offered and eaten on the same day. Today we enjoy leftovers for several days after! The Israelites did not restrict their expressions of thanksgiving to one day. Thank offerings could be offered at any time as a type of fellowship offering (Leviticus 3; 7:11-34), one of the five categories of Old Testament sacrifices (the others were burnt offerings, grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings). A fellowship offering was a voluntary offering. When offered for the purpose of thanksgiving, it included not only an animal sacrifice but various breads to be consumed as a meal. Voluntary is the key word. We are free at any time to thank God for His goodness and wonderful works: Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name (Hebrews 13:15). Gods giving deserves our thanksgiving. Unknown Read-Thru-the-Bible Romans 15-16
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:47:56 +0000
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