Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of our post is Thanksgiving, the Communion Meal.

Tomorrow we will celebrate one of America's greatest holidays.

Today's post will help you do so with greater understanding and hopefully an even greater

appreciation for our many blessings. Although not widely known among most Americans, the holiday

is linked to the cross, our redemption, and the matchless grace of God.

The word grace is one of the most important terms in our language.

In its broader application, grace encompasses the incarnation of Christ.

He became human.

His sufferings, the gift of our rebirth into God's family, and every benefit we

received from this. We neither earned nor deserved any of these blessings. They are ours only

through God's grace, his unspeakable gift bestowed on us from his great love.

We love him because he first loved us.

Grace is derived from the Greek word caris, a significant term that also conveys goodwill, loving kindness,

and favor. It's also translated thanks, the response offered for benefits or favor.

Never had a loss for words. Weiss word studies from the Greek New Testament

defines grace or caris as, quote, the spontaneous act of God that came from the infinite love

in his heart, in which he stepped down from his judgment throne.

Not good, he stepped down from his judgment throne to take upon himself the guilt and penalty

of human sin, thus satisfying his justice, maintaining his government, and making possible

the bestowal of salvation upon the sinner

who receives it by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ who became a sin offering for him on the cross.

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