We will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day this Thursday in America. It’s a national holiday set aside for us to remember all that we are thankful for. However, as the child says in this cartoon, God has blessed us immensely so one day a year is certainly not adequate to give thanks! In this week’s blog, instead of writing about the history of Thanksgiving Day or a similar topic (which you can find in my previous blogs), I have chosen to focus on some Bible scriptures instructing us on giving thanks regularly. As you enjoy the day with family and friends, I encourage each of you to spend some time reading and practicing these verses as a family:
1 Chronicles 16:24 – “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His love endures forever”
Colossians 3:17 – “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him”
Psalm 95:2 - “Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms”
Psalm 100:4 - “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name”
Psalm 107:1, 8-9 - “O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endures forever… Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness”
Phil. 4:6 - “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”
Colossians 4:2 – “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful”
There are many other Bible verses, but these are extra special to me. Don’t let this Thanksgiving Day be one filled with just eating, drinking and watching sports. Spend time thanking the great I Am for all He has blessed you and your family with and then remember to do it again and again each day thereafter!