Be Thankful unto Him

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” (Psalm 100:4)

Today is “Thanksgiving Day” in the United States. It is good that we have a day set aside for the purpose of giving thanks to Almighty God for all His benefits toward us. We should give thanks to Him every day, not just on one day per year.

The commercialization of Christmas is causing too many merchants and their customers to skip over Thanksgiving and ignore the meaning of Christmas for “Black Friday” thus leaving God out completely. I am thankful for the merchants who have chosen to be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

A favorite Norman Rockwell print shows a family, mother, father, and two small children, sitting around a table in a restaurant. The waitress has brought their food and placed it on the table. Their heads are bowed in prayer. In the background are working men looking on in awe.

Take time to pray a short prayer of thanksgiving every day. “Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.”