“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!”
– 1 Chronicles 16:8
As much as we enjoy filling our bellies, catching up with loved ones, and preparing to shop, those things aren’t what Thanksgiving is about. First and foremost, Thanksgiving is about thanking the Almighty God of the Universe for the numerous ways He has personally and specifically blessed each of us.
God has blessed us with a Savior in Jesus Christ. He has blessed us by revealing Himself, by His presence, and by His ongoing loving activity in the world. He has blessed us with the food we’ll enjoy today. He has blessed us with those loved ones we’ll be catching up with. For those who’ll be shopping, He has blessed us with the means to shop. He has blessed us with love. He has blessed us with life. The list of God’s blessings goes on and on and on…
Whatever else you do today, do what this day was meant for! Give thanks to God for the particular, specific blessings He has poured out in your life. Name those blessings. Give them voice. Lift them to God in prayer and also speak them to one another around the dinner table (or the Zoom). Make God’s deeds in your life known to all the people you’ll encounter today. Give thanks to the Lord!