[:en]HARVEST AND THANKSGIVING
Several thousand years ago, God spoke directly to Moses and instituted a new festival for His people. In Exodus 23:16, God said: “Celebrate the Festival of of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field”.
Today different countries around the world also celebrate the land’s bounty. In Ghana, the people celebrate Festival as a harvest event. In Brazil, Dia de Acao de Gracas is a time to be grateful for the crops that yielded their food. In China, there is the Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival. In the United States and Canada, Thanksgiving.
God created the earth with seasons, daylinght and darkness and “seedtime and harvest” (Gen. 8:22). Let us be thankful for His provisions. No matter how you celebrate your land’s bounty, remember to express your gratitute to God with a glad heart. – by (Dave Branon)[:]