Thanksgiving

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.

1 Chronicles 16:34
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Matthew 26:27
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Our God is Great and worthy of all thanks.

If the enemy has you on the run, stop, find one thing to be thankful for, and stand. Resist the enemy and he will flee. Giving thanks to God sets our heart in a right place.

Giving thanks is a work of Grace. Seeing His Grace for us. Acknowledging that HE is good.

The world is constantly siding with the enemy and shouting "You Lack!"

Giving thanks, quietly and firmly shuts the hungry mouths of the never-filled beast that always wants.

When we can see with eyes of Thanksgiving and acknowledge that God is good, then contentment can come followed by joy.

DAY 210

Psalm 26:7
That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

God is awesome. His love trumps all things. And because of Him we live.

This morning I pictured my little dog rolling in the yard full of life. And then I pictured myself rolling in God's goodness. Thanksgiving covered me like a precious oil of gladness and I was full of joy.

Giving Thanks. God loves it when we stop and give Him Thanks. And because we can't outgive God, He returns our thanksgiving with joy.

It doesn't take any more brain waves to look on what the Lord has done and give thanks than it does to look on what the world has perverted and grumble.

Give thanks today. Find five things you are thankful for. They can by huge - like healing from a deadly disease, or small - like a pretty purple flower bursting from between gray leaves.

Psalm 92:1
IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH: