Giving Thanks to God 2025 Day 1: Don’t forget to thank the Giver of all things.

“What shall I render to the Lord For all His benefits toward me?“

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭116‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Thanksgiving is a wonderful tradition in our country. Indeed, a grateful people are more likely to be a happy and peaceful people.

With that, the most important gratitude we should express is to the Giver of all things.

In Moses’ rehearsal to the people concerning their 40 year wilderness journey, he gave them a very important warning.

“When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.“

‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭8‬:‭10‬-‭11‬, ‭17‬, ‭19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Moses reminded the people of what the Lord had said concerning the fact that prosperity would tempt them to forget what He had done for them. And notice, the Lord said that forgetting about Him, would be the result of their personally taking credit for their victories!

Sadly, we know that the children of Israel did go through periods of forgetting God, resulting in their idolatry and the ignoring of God’s commands. And, each period of their ingratitude and rebellion led to the destruction about which the Lord had warned.

Our country has been truly blessed by the Lord; but the ingratitude and indifference for His blessings, exhibited by so many, is dangerous.

In our opening scripture, we see that the psalmist, having been delivered from destruction by the Lord, seeks to imagine what he could possibly give back in return for all God’s bestowed benefits. The ultimate answer? Our praise and gratitude!

Lord willing: Next time, we’ll continue our contemplation of giving thanks for the goodness of God.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!