Today's Daily Bread
31 Days Of Thanks
January, according to many US calendars, is National Thank You
Month. This, of course, is easily transferable everywhere, so perhaps it
should be Global Thank You Month.
In order to make the best use of this celebration of gratitude, let’s begin by seeing what Scripture says about thankfulness.
One place to start is Psalm 136, which begins and ends with the
words, “Oh, give thanks” (vv.1,26). Again and again in this chapter we
are reminded of a single, overriding reason to bestow our gratitude on
our great God: “His mercy endures forever.” We could spend the whole
month learning about gratitude from Psalm 136.
The psalmist reminds us of God’s “great wonders” (v.4). He tells us
of God’s creative work brought on by His wisdom (v.5). He moves on to
rehearse the great exodus of His people (vv.10-22). As we think through
these pictures of creation and deliverance found in Psalm 136, we can
easily find something to thank God for every day of this Thank You
Month.
What better way to start off a new year than to concentrate on conveying gratitude to our Lord! “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (v.1).
How good it is to thank the Lord,
And praise to Thee, Most High, accord,
To show Thy love with morning light,
And tell Thy faithfulness each night! —Psalter
And praise to Thee, Most High, accord,
To show Thy love with morning light,
And tell Thy faithfulness each night! —Psalter
When you think of all that’s good, give thanks to God.
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