Let Us Give Thanks

“O give thanks  to the Lord,  for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”   Psalm 107:1  (NKJV)

Another day of national thanksgiving. How shall  we spend it? Surely, we want to spend time with  our family and friends and enjoy the feast of good food that can be so delicious  on this special day.  But let us pause during this season of acknowledged blessings to express  thanks to  God who gave us all things through His Word.  Actually, it is through  the words of Scripture  that we come to know Him. One of the things that the Scriptures  invite us to do is to be thankful.

****“Enter into His gates with  thanksgiving and into his courts with praise;  Give thanks to him and  praise his name.” Psalm 100:4  (NIV).  We thank  God for His house,  a sanctuary where  we can  openly worship Him in freedom.

***“But thanks be to God!  he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  1 Corinthians 15:57
We thank God for victory over our  weakknesses   and for His continued strength  to overcome.

***“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.” Hebrews 12:28  We thank God that we belong to an unshakable kingdom. We need not fear difficult times in our lives  or the crumbling of social norms around us   We  rest on the Rock that cannot be moved.

***“Thanks be to God for his  indescribable gift.”  2 Corinthians 9:15  Thank You,  God  for the  matchless gift of Your  grace that looks beyond our faults and provides  pardon and peace.

***“Let us  come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.”  Psalm 95:2  Thank God for the uplifting   gift of music that delights us, cheers us, and at times causes our hearts   to soar as we continue  our spiritual journey.

***“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.” 1Chronicles 16:8
We are thankful for the privilege of  telling  about what God has done for us.

On this Thanksgiving Day,  the words of a song by Raymond Gunn can help us express our praise.

A diligent and grateful heart
Prompts me to  sing Thy praise.
Thy love and mercies from the start
Have blessed me all my days.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Always,

Judith

“Thanksgiving  is not  just  a holiday celebration
once a year.
It’s an attitude of the heart that produces joy.”
from Jesus Always by Sarah Young