“THANKSGIVING”

Many of the psalms are declarations of thanksgiving. From them, we find that God’s faithfulness to His word was the reason and purpose for thanksgiving (Num. 23:19; Rom. 11:29). This is still true for Christians.  

GOD’S JUST-NESS— God’s just-ness is seen in His faithfulness to His promises. What God has said He will do, will be done—always. Our thanksgiving should be given with an undivided motive. Psa. 9:1 – I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.” God gave His best for us. Ought we not give “of our best to the Master”? In this way, we “show forth” His works. David expressed God’s work as follows: “God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.” (Psa. 74:12).

 

While thanksgivings are expressed in prayer, they are better expressed through teaching others of God’s saving grace. Our denominational neighbors boast of their ‘salvation experiences’; do we? Have you been saved by ‘grace through faith’? A great testimony and a powerful teaching tool is by sharing your own salvation experience. It will open doors of opportunity to teach others of Christ salvation by grace through faith. It will not only be personal, but a tribute to others who called upon the name of the Lord in the Bible.

 

The harmony between God’s faithfulness to honor His promises and our expressing of thanks by “showing forth His works” is, again, beautifully stated by David: “Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth his way aright will I show the salvation of God.” (Psa. 50:23).