“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”
Psalm 107: 1 NKJV
“Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.”
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.”
Psalm 107: 43 NKJV
The story we’ve been told about the first Thanksgiving Day
is that the Pilgrims held a celebratory communal meal out of gratitude to God
for deliverance from religious persecution. They celebrated freedom in the new
land. It’s fair to say that those prayers of thanksgiving rendered hundreds of
years ago continue to bless us today.
King David wrote, “Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is
good! For His mercy endures forever.” No truer words were ever spoken in light
of the first thanksgiving celebration to the one we will celebrate this year.
God’s mercy is eternal and an irrevocable promise that we should delight in
receiving.
In giving thanks on Thanksgiving Day and on any day of the year,
we are essentially insuring blessings that will come in the future or tomorrow.
A spirit of praise and gratitude is a blessing in and of itself. Think of it as
a gift that keeps on giving: infectious, inspiring and insightful.
The end of Psalm 107, verse forty-three, states “Whoever is wise will observe these things, and they will understand the
lovingkindness of the Lord.” Mind you there are 41 verses between the first and the last, each
filled with wise instruction and insight into the character of God. Yet, it is
the first and last verses that should give the most assurance about the fruit
of thanksgiving, and understanding a loving, kind God who longs to bless us
always.
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