What is the Holiest Holiday? 30 Days of Thanksgiving

   This is the beginning of a series on Thanksgiving. We will be looking at Thanksgiving for the next thirty days which will end the day after Thanksgiving. May the Lord bless you as you read.

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Which Holiday is the most holy of all Holidays? I turn to the scriptures. There we see the feast days of the Lord. Each of them has great significance. 

The day of the Passover has been observed for thousands of years now and has great meaning not only to Jews but also to Christians because it is the day that required the shedding of the blood of a lamb. Paul said, “Christ, our Passover is sacrificed for us” (1Corinthians 5.7). Jesus was crucified at the same time that this feast took place.

Then there was the Feast of Unleavened Bread that went with it. Jesus told his disciples to take the bread and eat it for it represented his body which was broken for us.

Another feast, the Feast of Firstfruits, is important as well and represents the resurrection of the Lord Jesus from the grave. The scriptures says “Christ the firstfruits” which speaks of his resurrection (1 Corinthians 15.23). 

The Feast of Tabernacles is a powerful reminder to us of the coming of the Holy Spirit. This day is also called Pentecost because it was fifty days after the firstfruits (from the first day of the week through the first day of the week after seven weeks) The Holy Spirit came upon His church on this very Feast day. (Acts chapter 2)

Besides these, scripture records a day, given by God to Israel, called the Feast of Trumpets. This holy day is meaningful to Christians because it points us to the returning of Jesus Christ to this earth for his saints. (1 Corinthians 15.52)

In the United States we celebrate some different Holidays. (Groundhog day doesn’t count – not a holy day).

There are two very significant days that are considered holy to Christians. The one is Christmas. This means much to us because we remember the birth of Christ on this day (though we're not sure what day Jesus was born on).

Easter is considered holy because it is a time when Christians remember and celebrate not only the death, but more importantly the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The timing of Easter usually occurs about the same time as Passover.

Another Holiday we celebrate in the United States of America is called Thanksgiving and is almost uniquely American. It was begun first by the Pilgrims in 1621 as they rejoiced in a Bountiful Harvest of Food. For this they gave God thanks and invited their native American friends to join them.

   Thanksgiving may not be the holiest of all days but I cannot think of anything more holy that a holy man or woman could do than to give thanks to the Great God of Heaven who has blessed us more than any of us deserves.

               Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!

               For His mercy endures forever. (Psalm 107.1)