Thanksgiving seems to get lost somewhere between Halloween and Christmas and that’s a shame, because it truly is a time for us to reflect on God and all that He has given us.
What if God wouldn’t take the time to bless us today because we didn’t take the time thank Him yesterday? What if God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we choose not to follow Him today? What if we never saw another flower bloom because we complained about the rain?
Life is filled with blessings my friends, many things to be thankful for not only on Thanksgiving, but every single day.
Let’s purpose us in our hearts this day to thank Him for today, to rejoice in it, to recognize that this is His day, and to be mindful of His Word. What if God took away His message because we failed to read it and to listen? I, for one, am thankful for His Word that we live in a country that allows us freedom of religion, that the doors of our churches are open to receive us in love.
During this time of “Thanksgiving” let us remember to love one another and to care for others in need, to be thankful that God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we answer His call for service, that He doesn’t meet our needs the way we give Him our lives. Giving thanks is what Thanksgiving is really all about, let’s start by thanking Him for the cross.
(This article first appeared in Crossroads Newspaper Nov. 2001)
