Thanksgiving every day

Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, Fourth of July, Presidents’ Day, Groundhog Day—none are in God’s word. Even Easter, the most significant day in human history, is not treated in the Bible as a specific holiday but a daily celebration.

The holiday which often comes in last in popularity for Americans is Thanksgiving. Is it your favorite?

Thanksgiving is the one observance commanded by our Lord, absolutely mandated by the Scriptures: “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Thanksgiving is the will of God.

Why is Thanksgiving so important to God? How can it be more important to us?

Consider these questions:

If you are able-bodied, do you deserve to have physical abilities and not challenges?

If you live in a free country, do you deserve to be born there or in a country like North Korea?

To have parents who would love you and not abuse you?

To have the privileges and opportunities you enjoy today?

When was the last time you thanked God for the circumstances and provisions you enjoy each day?

I would encourage you to write ten things on a piece of paper you’re thankful for that you take for granted. If you reach ten and think of more, keep writing. The list will begin to stretch longer and longer, and the weight of Christ’s grace to you will make you that much more thankful.

Make this a regular practice. Express your thankfulness for the simple things we take for granted. State your gratefulness that God knows us to our very depths and offers us his free grace. Thank him for his life. If business crowds in, if complaints become the norm, thank God for who he is, and rejoice.

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