Happy Thanksgiving from Jerusalem!
We just wanted to send a short note and update as we had the joy of celebrating our second Thanksgiving here in the Land of Israel. As Americans living abroad, we realize many outside of America don't have the Joy of celebrating this holiday but we want to make it a point to share this wonderful time of giving thanks with our neighbors here in Israel.
We truly have much to be thankful for this year. We especially thank the Lord for our partners who pray for, support, and encourage us, making it possible for us to be here and bring the gospel of our glorious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to the Jewish people.
We also wanted to let you all know that Beth's biopsy results came back negative. We are praising the Lord for His mercy in this wonderful news that Beth, and all of us for that matter, continue to enjoy the blessing of good health. To God be the glory!
We thank God for the many ways He shows His love for us. We read the Scriptures with our family and friends who joined us for our time of thanksgiving yesterday. We are so glad God has preserved His word for us to remind us just how blessed we are which should lead us all to have a thankful heart. We wanted to share the portion of Scripture we read:
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
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Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
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Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
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He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
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He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
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He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
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For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
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As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
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For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
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As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
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But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
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To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
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The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
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Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
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Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
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Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.
May you all enjoy a time of thanksgiving and blessings today.
As always, please pray for the peace of Jerusalem --
Sha’alu Shalom Yerushalim Psalm 122:6
Blessings,
Scott, Beth, Abigail, David, Mark, Levi
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