Christians love Thanksgiving because it is a pure and simple giving of thanks for what God has blessed us with in this life. Thanksgiving is thanks toward God, not toward man. That may explain in part, why it is minimized in our culture. It is also not as profitable for retailers and advertisers like Black Friday and other materialistic shopping days. We are blessed with prosperity and freedom in America. American colonists primarily came to the new world to escape religious persecution. They learned that the government should stay out of enforcing religious rules but, at the same time, the people were very religious and Bible oriented.
A BALANCED LOOK AT THE FIRST AMERICAN THANKSGIVING
SECONDLY, HARD WORK, PROFITS AND CAPITALISM CREATED PROSPERITY. This would include a belief in the Godly principles of taking care of one's family using hard work and honesty. Thrift and planning are Christian principles that helped as well. These colonies were so successful that thousands from Europe poured across the ocean to join the prosperity. Investors in Europe helped also.
THE THIRD FACTOR IN THIS INITIAL SUCCESS WERE LOCAL NATIVES. Squanto, after returning from about 14 years of slavery in England Christian missionaries helped free him and now a converted Christian gives this account of his return to Plymouth Rock. ,“ I wasn't sure I could trust them, but I went along. They sure were surprised to find that we spoke English! Before we left, Governor John Carver asked me to stay with his people and interpret for him whenever he wanted to talk to "King Massasoit," as he called our chief. I agreed to stay. The pilgrims were hungry and had no idea how to survive in our great land. For the first time in years, I felt like I belonged. Could it be that God's purpose for my life was now unfolding”?
CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER
Some may ask can the awesome success of America be solely a matter of luck? Could it be solely a matter of smart, hard working, brave people? The obvious answer is no! One cannot deny that America has been blessed far above other nations. Very Blessed! But to put any factor ahead of God is PC folly. So this Thanksgiving we should all be thankful and pray for each other, and pray that our country can turn back to God and reap reasonable harmony once again.
Additionally we should teach our children thankfulness. Actions which automatically work are called laws. They cannot be denied. Gravity is a law, so is thankfulness. The first observable law is that 'Spiritual blessings come to those who are thankful'. Therefore it is assumed that law observation number two is the opposite of law one ' Spiritual Decadence comes with a LACK OF thankfulness or ingratitude'. Those who are not grateful or thankful seem more vulnerable to evil influences.
