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Thanksgiving and Praise

Take a moment this holiday and thank God.

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Thanksgiving. A holiday filled with food, family and more food. In preparation for the holiday, many people get entranced with all of the work that needs to get done, and forget to take a moment to really appreciate all of the blessings God has given them.

Here is a list of five Bible verses that remind us to be thankful to our Heavenly Father.

1. Psalm 13:5-6

"But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord for he has been good to me" (NIV).

No matter what your circumstances look like, God is always good to His children. That is His character. When we remember that, thanksgiving and praise comes naturally. He has unfailing love, which is a reason to be thankful!

2. Psalm 3:3-4

"But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill" (NIV).

The reason I bring up these verses is because it shows His character. God is a shield a around us. He is a protector. He is gracious. He is loving. He is just and fierce. He is the sustainer. All of these are qualities of who He is and what his character is like: the more we get to know who our creator is, we can't help but thank Him.

3. Psalm 94:19

"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul" (NIV).

A couple more reasons to be thankful towards God: consolation and joy. He brings peace in a hard situation, and joy in the midst of pain.

4. Matthew 14:19

"And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people" (NIV).

When Jesus fed the people, it showed how compassionate, caring and sustaining He is. He literally fed people to nourish and sustain them. Our Father is a Father of nourishment-- He gives us life.

5. 1 Chronicles 16: 33-34

"Then the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever" (NIV).

Our King is worthy of praise and thanksgiving! He is so good and loves us so deeply.


As your week begins to fill up with preparations for Thanksgiving, don't forget to take a moment and thank the one who created you. He is worthy of thanksgiving and worthy of praise.

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