Thanksgiving day

Thanksgiving is most important holiday for me. It's always good to take one day off and be thankful for what the Lord has done.

I am thankful for Lord's sovereign care for in my works, my studies, and my family.

I am thankful that the Lord pays me college tuition, puts food on my table, and arranges a place for me to live.

Most importantly, I am thankful for an event that happened sometimes in 1997. A brother named Luke Ku knocked on my parents' door in San Diego and preached the gospel to my parents. As the result, my parents received the Lord and brother Ku shepherded my parents into church life. Right before thanksgiving in 2001, the Lord sovereignly brought me to United States. Oh, yeah, it's exactly six years ago. The Lord's mercy touched me and I got saved shortly after.

Praise the Lord! I once was blind but now I see. I once was starved but now I eat. I once was your enemy but now I am your child. You saved my parents and you saved me.

Would I still be saved if brother Ku didn't knock my parents' door in 1997? It is a good question to consider. I don't know. I don't want to imagine where would I be without the Lord. What if brother Ku is shy to knock people's door? What if Brother Ku has something else to do on that night? What if...? The fact is that the Lord arranged every detail so that He would gain His chosen people. If Brother Ku did not knocked the door in 1997, I may not be here at the Church in Berkeley. I may not enjoy all the riches the Lord has for me. I am thankful for Lord's sovereign arrangement in every detail of my life.

In 1950, Watchman Nee was going to return to mainland China to suffer with the saints. Witness Lee wanted to go with him, ready to be martyred. However, Watchman Nee directed Witness Lee to leave the mainland and go to Taiwan to continue the work of Lord's recovery. Watchman Nee's decision of sending Witness Lee to Taiwan preserved Lord's recovery. Had Watchman Nee allowed Witness Lee to return to mainland, the Lord's recovery work on the earth would be seriously delayed. There will be no local churches in United States. There would be no Church in Berkeley. The saints would probably never meet each other in their whole lives.

I am thankful for Your churches.

O Lord. Thank You for Your sovereign arrangements. The next year is always the best year of my life. The best has yet to come. Your will be done.