We are just coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday and moving to the season of Advent leading
up to the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior. Before we move entirely away from
Thanksgiving, I want us to focus on the source of our blessings and remember, always, to be
thankful – no matter our circumstances. Psalm 100 is a psalm of thanks.
1: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
2: Serve the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing.
3: Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
4: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name.
5: For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever and his faithfulness to all generations.
Throughout the Bible we are commanded to be thankful. A spirit of thanksgiving is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. First, we are to be thankful for the material blessings God gives us. Some people are never satisfied with what they have, but what a difference it makes when we realize that everything we have has been given to us by God!
Second, that God for the people in your life. It is so easy to take them for granted, or to complain or become angry because they don’t meet our every wish. But we need to give thanks for our spouse, our children, our relatives, and our friends. Most of all, thank God for Christ and his love for you.
Third, thank God in the midst of trials and even persecution. We draw back from difficulties, but not one of us is exempt from trouble. Yet in the midst of trials we can thank God because we know he has promised to be with us and help us. For every Christian , every day should be Thanksgiving Day.