- Does thanksgiving bring opportunity to reflect for you?
- In all the hate, sin, divisiveness, many of us could feel like “the world is against us”.
- So does this weekend bring opportunity to slow down a bit, narrowing the focus on good things?
- Do you have shelter? Food? Any sense of friend or family?
- Many do not have one of those, some have none. Really.
- So, despite so many challenges – political division, victims, international tension, personal obstacles – could Thanksgiving still possibly brag up God in all His goodness?
- Have you overcome? Have you found victory?
- Is a relationship stronger? A commitment steadier?
- Has God done things for which you simply could not take credit?
- Then give thanks. And as Psalm 100 says…”Give thanks TO HIM.”
- It’s not in all caps in any translation, just here for emphasis.
- Giving thanks requires an object. You thank a person for a gift. Think object.
- But while Thanksgiving can include thankfulness to or for people, the Bible points us to the rightful object of praise – God Himself.
- For me, this time will especially provide reminder of all God HAS done, not a focus on what He hasn’t, or everything else wrong with the world.