“THANKSGIVING” – A SPECIAL DAY AND SEASON – is just around the corner… May I offer a suggestion to you as a Bible-believing Christian as you seek to commemorate “Thanksgiving?” This suggestion comes from my Bible reading today during my time of “Coffee with the Lord”…
Why not take David’s prayer of thanksgiving offered as he provided for the construction of the temple and make it a personal thanksgiving prayer… and then why not plan a special gift of thanksgiving as an act of gratitude and godly stewardship!
Here’s David’s prayer of thanksgiving (edited and adapted a bit for your personal expression of thanksgiving)…
“Blessed are You, O Lord, our God, forever and ever! Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is Yours! Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head above all! Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all! In Your hand are power and might, and in Your hand makes great gives strength to all! And now we thank You, our God, and praise Your glorious name!
“But who are we that we should be able to offer so willingly? For all things come from You, and of Your own have we given to You! For we are but strangers and sojourners on earth! All our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided comes from Your hand and is all Your own.
“I know, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness! In the uprightness of my heart, I have freely offered all these things to You! O Lord, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in our hearts and direct our hearts toward You!” (From 1 Chronicles 29:10–18 ESV)
So here’s my suggestion… Sometime during this “Thanksgiving season” sincerely pray this prayer – and also prayerfully consider making a special thanksgiving gift to a special need or ministry. I think God would be honored and you would be blessed abundantly!!
Coffee With The Lord 