Thanksgiving Day was set aside as a day when the God of Heaven was praised, and given thanks for His mercies, His grace, His protection for His dear children. I have seen many events that have turned us from the original meaning of Thanksgiving, and yet we still have so much in which to be thankful for today.
Thanksgiving Day should be an important day for everyone in this great country, for we all; even the worst off of us, have much to be thankful for. The Bible makes it clear that God has and will bless us if we remember to return thanks to Him, and to give Him our all.
Remember the very first of the Ten Commandments is, (Exodus 20:2-6; "I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.")
Now let us look at some of the mercies of God that we often forget to thank God for.
The Mercies of God
("I beseech thee, therefore, brethren by the mercies of God; that ye present your bodies, a living sacrifice; wholly acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." Romans 12:1)
An Offering of Gratitude
Here the opportunity for us to show our love for Him by reason of choice.
Thank God for Your Reason
Once a little girl and her father were looking at the stars in the night sky. The little girl begins to count. One, two, three up until she reaches 126, and then she became tired of counting. Astronomers have counted well over 500,000,000.
They have a reason for existing, just as you and I have a reason for living. When was the last time you thanked God for reason?
Thankful for Our Family and Friends
How often have we been helped by our loved ones and friends, without even giving them our thanks? We should show our appreciation to those who have been a blessing to us. At least open your mouth and tell them thank you.
Thankful for Our Food
How shameful it is to see so few Christians give thanks before they begin eating a meal. It should be an automatic habit for us to bow our heads, or even look up and thank God for providing our food. If you are wondering why I said, "Look Up," this is how our Lord blessed the food on several occasions. The posture of our thanksgiving is not as important as the fact that we do.
Thanking God for Sight, Hearing, Tasting, Touching, and Smelling
When was the last time you thanked God for sight? What a blessing to view the sun rise or sunset. The beauty of the flowers, trees yes even storms that pass over us.
Think of the blessings of hearing. The beautiful music, voices of friends and loved ones.
Some can’t taste. Imagine, being unable to taste a strawberry, or an apple; ice cream, or cheese. What if everything we ate tasted like garbage?
What if we were unable to touch our wife, or husband? What about the softness of a baby? What if you could not tell when you touched another?
How awful it would be to be unable to smell a flower, or a fresh pie cooking in the oven. What about that turkey or ham that you have been cooking, what would it be like not smell that delicious food?
Thank God for The Ability to Breathe and Sleep.
Some live a life of pain, because of their trouble breathing. Many spend endless hours each day or night being unable to sleep and rest. Thank God for rest and sleep. Thank God for being able to breathe.
Thank God for Every Blessing
All good comes from God. James 1:17;"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Reflections Ministries / Calvin Wyatt / e-mail:cixmo@aol.com / Follow us on Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn
Thanksgiving Day should be an important day for everyone in this great country, for we all; even the worst off of us, have much to be thankful for. The Bible makes it clear that God has and will bless us if we remember to return thanks to Him, and to give Him our all.
Remember the very first of the Ten Commandments is, (Exodus 20:2-6; "I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.")
Now let us look at some of the mercies of God that we often forget to thank God for.
The Mercies of God
("I beseech thee, therefore, brethren by the mercies of God; that ye present your bodies, a living sacrifice; wholly acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." Romans 12:1)
An Offering of Gratitude
Here the opportunity for us to show our love for Him by reason of choice.
Thank God for Your Reason
Once a little girl and her father were looking at the stars in the night sky. The little girl begins to count. One, two, three up until she reaches 126, and then she became tired of counting. Astronomers have counted well over 500,000,000.
They have a reason for existing, just as you and I have a reason for living. When was the last time you thanked God for reason?
Thankful for Our Family and Friends
How often have we been helped by our loved ones and friends, without even giving them our thanks? We should show our appreciation to those who have been a blessing to us. At least open your mouth and tell them thank you.
Thankful for Our Food
How shameful it is to see so few Christians give thanks before they begin eating a meal. It should be an automatic habit for us to bow our heads, or even look up and thank God for providing our food. If you are wondering why I said, "Look Up," this is how our Lord blessed the food on several occasions. The posture of our thanksgiving is not as important as the fact that we do.
Thanking God for Sight, Hearing, Tasting, Touching, and Smelling
When was the last time you thanked God for sight? What a blessing to view the sun rise or sunset. The beauty of the flowers, trees yes even storms that pass over us.
Think of the blessings of hearing. The beautiful music, voices of friends and loved ones.
Some can’t taste. Imagine, being unable to taste a strawberry, or an apple; ice cream, or cheese. What if everything we ate tasted like garbage?
What if we were unable to touch our wife, or husband? What about the softness of a baby? What if you could not tell when you touched another?
How awful it would be to be unable to smell a flower, or a fresh pie cooking in the oven. What about that turkey or ham that you have been cooking, what would it be like not smell that delicious food?
Thank God for The Ability to Breathe and Sleep.
Some live a life of pain, because of their trouble breathing. Many spend endless hours each day or night being unable to sleep and rest. Thank God for rest and sleep. Thank God for being able to breathe.
Thank God for Every Blessing
All good comes from God. James 1:17;"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Reflections Ministries / Calvin Wyatt / e-mail:cixmo@aol.com / Follow us on Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn