“O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His Name: make known His
deeds among the people. Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him: talk ye of all His
wondrous works.” Psalm 105:1-2
There
was a commercial that suggested instead of saying what we were grateful for
this year while sitting around the Thanksgiving table we should rather say for
whom we are grateful. It sounded rather good but then I thought when we eliminate
an area of gratitude in our considerations we are overlooking areas where our
God has sought to bless us in this life.
This
year I have been thinking of the many areas where I have cause to be thankful
unto the Lord for His workings in my life. Over the weekend it had come home to
me how greatly blessed I had been in just the area of the mate the Lord had
chosen for me. You see my wife was born on November thirteenth and we were
married on November sixteenth, (Not in the same year of course.)
In
my current condition when evening shadows seem to be gathering it is good to
reflect on how things worked together for my good under the guidance of the
almighty hand. My dad had a tank number thirteen shot out from under him in
World War Two and came home to make me. Then I married a woman born on the
thirteenth who was the means of pulling me away from my rebellion against the
call of the Lord upon my life. (Thirteen in Bible numeric is often thought to
symbolize depravity and rebellion.)
Would
that I was capable of making a list in two parts for those I should be thankful
for and for things I should be grateful for. But then, I would need to add
another list for those intangible things for which gratitude should flow out
and upward for. Not everything I find demanding my thankfulness unto the Lord
were pleasant when they came into my life but looking back I can see how many
of those things were used for good. Were hindsight truly 20/20 I think that the
fine direction of a loving God would be seen in it all.
For
what and whom are you truly thankful?
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