Be thankful
Thanksgiving Day is a good day to be thankful to God for all His blessings. However, our act of thankfulness should not be a one day event but a continuous one.
…therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. – Hebrews 13:15
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus – 1 Thessalonians 5:18
However, while it is good practice to be thankful to God every day, it would be much better to express our gratitude through actions rather than through words.
In a way, showing gratitude is like showing love; one thing is to say it and another thing to prove it. Our daily act of gratitude should be accompanied by a life lived in such a way that it pleases God.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:31
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. – Colossians 3:23-24
In the Old Testament animals were sacrificed for the forgiveness of sins, but also as a thank-offering. It is no longer necessary to make that kind of sacrifice, but we should live our lives devoted (our living sacrifice) to God as a response of gratitude to him.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. – Romans 12:1
There is no better answer to God’s mercies that a life lived in constant worship to God.
So this and every day…
Therefore… let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe – Hebrews 12:28
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