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Thanks to God

At Thanksgiving

Psalm 100:1-5, “Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.”

We are entering into the Thanksgiving season and the Holy Spirit of Christ is drawing our thoughts to the Word of God to express thanksgiving to the Lord.

Because of the strength of the flesh and the powerful draw of the world, people are wearied by thoughts of preparing food, travelling, eating, entertaining, talking with family, watching football with friends and many other things. These things in themselves are not bad; however, apart from the influence of the Lord, they can become the cause for disappointment and discouragement.

Sadly, for many, Thanksgiving is opening day for depression and for most it is opening season of a deeper awareness of an unfulfilled life.

Considering how the people of God are a temple of the Holy Spirit of Christ, they have every opportunity to abound in singing, praying, giving and sharing testimony of God’s faithfulness in Christ Jesus. A life that expresses these four actions is like incense in the temple, fragrances that are pleasing to God and to the Body of Christ. Old Testament sacrifices ended when Christ died upon the Cross; however, gratitude for the Lord’s sacrifice should not. It is His mercy and grace that enables us to enter into His Throne room and it is because of His shed blood we are able to enjoy God as “Abba,” our loving Father. (Romans 8:15)

This holiday season, make time to read the next several “CrossRoads Articles,” for we will come to understand how to Biblically “Thank God at Thanksgiving!”

Learn to Give Biblical Thanksgiving!