Thanksgiving Day

November 23, 2000 Thanksgiving Day Wesley United Methodist Church Year B Matthew 6:25-34 The story of the rich woman The headlines read..... where you treasure us, there will also be your heart. Evidently, her treasure was in her bank vault. That was one of the things that she enjoyed the most. Then there is the minister, a man of God, who loved books. He never really used them in his sermons, he just liked to read them........ His family and his life fell apart, yet through it all, he ammased over 17,000 books. Where your treasure is, there will also be your heart. Today, Thankgiving is an opportunity for us to look at our lives, and to examine where our treasure is. Luckily, this is an official bank holiday, the banks are closed. But the doors of the church are open. Open for us to come and examine our priorities in life. What is it that is important to you? Of course, we will all say, family, friends, making a living. health, But I hope that we can all also say God, the lordship of Christ, prayer, communion, the word of God. And God's will for our lives. Life is more than making a living, life is our relationship with, and to God. I guess you could say that we are amphibians. we lives our lives in teh midst of earthly things. but also in the midst of spiritual things. WE all have bank accounts, and books, and collections. and along with all of those things come earthly concerns, and even worries. But do you let those concerns consume your life and your relatinships, or do you bring them to God in faith and prayer? Where is God in your life? Where is the kingdom of God in the midst of priorities? Does god come second to family, or third to jobs, or last to the events of the day? Now let me ask you this, where are you in the midst of God's priorities? Are you second to the flowers which are clothed in beauty, yet wither? Are you third to the grass, which in this part of the world only survvies for a season? Are you last to the birds, who have a beautiful song to sing? We, as humans were created in the image of God. We are placed just below the heavenly beings. Think about your life this year. Your blessings, and even your sorrows. Was there ever a time when God left you? Was there ever a time where you asked God for something and were not heard? Was there ever time where you came into the presence of God and was not touched in some way? In the midst of God's priorites, you and your concerns come first and formost always. When you come to God in Faith, God comes to you in Faith. Our possessions in life, do not make our life. But our attitude does mkae them Story of the drill team! Story of the beggar! atttitude check! ficial bank z ó õ {u{