Thanksgiving to Whom?

Thanksgiving – That time of the year when we are encouraged to “give thanks” to God for His abundance of blessings to us, the greatest of which is the opportunity to know Him through His Son Jesus Christ!!

That’s right; we “give thanks” to God, the LORD Almighty, JEHOVAH Jireh (the LORD Who provides)!!! Not to Allah because it was not the Muslims that came over on the Mayflower. Not to the Great Spirit because it was not the Native Americans who initiated this celebration. And certainly not to the turkey because, if it was up to him, he would probably do away with this holiday.

Perhaps we can and ought to give thanks for those Pilgrims who ventured here; perhaps we can and ought to give thanks for those early Indians who helped them survive; perhaps we can and ought to give thanks for those who struggled, fought, bled, and died here to preserve this land, its resources, and our freedom; and perhaps we can and ought to give thanks for those founding fathers who feared God enough to establish our government upon the principles of That Which has been guaranteed to stand forever – the Word of God. It is appropriate to give thanks for these, but to Whom do we give thanks?

We give thanks to the One Who gave those adventurers their courage; we give thanks to the One Who gave those Indians their heart for hospitality; we give thanks to the One Who gave those early Americans their determined will; we give thanks to the One Who gave those founding fathers their great wisdom. we give thanks to the One Who gave us His only begotten Son “that [we] might have life, and that [we] might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10, King James Version of the Holy Bible)

Now, … have a happy Thanksgiving!