“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

A simple verse with a lot of meaning for the Thanksgiving season.

Thanks is more than just a feeling. It is something you give. It is not assumed. It must be demonstrated in word and action.
Thanks must be given to someone. It is an expression of gratitude to the One who has first given to you. It is an acknowledgement that God has provided something of value to you.
Thanks is not to be given only when your agenda is being met. It is given because you know that God’s agenda is always being met and that it is best.
Thanks is not a celebration of prosperity and success. It is a celebration of trust in God’s goodness and contentment in His provision.
Thanks sees what God has done for you in the past and hopes for what He will do in the future because He is present in your life now.
Thanks is not given in order to get more. It is given because what you already have is an undeserved gift from God.
Thanks recognizes God’s sovereignty to arrange and address circumstances for His purposes.
God deserves thanks as a natural response to the life you have been given in Jesus.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Todd Scoles
Associate Pastor

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