Give thanks to The LORD, for HE is good! ... Let the redeemed of The LORD say so,(Psalm 107 : 1 - 2).
The whole reason for saying thanks is to let the giver of a gift know how much you appreciate something. G. B. Stern once said, "Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone".
When our son was young, he sometimes needed to be reminded that avoiding eye contact, looking down at his feet, and mumbling some unintelligible words was not an acceptable thank you. And after many years of marriage, my husband and I are still learning that it is important for us to continually express our gratitude to each other. When one of us feel appreciative, we try to verbalize it - even if we have said it many times before about the same thing. William Arthur Ward said, "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it".
Showing our gratitude is obviously important in human relationships, but its even more essential in our relationship with GOD. As we think about the many blessings we have received, do we express our thanks to HIM throughout the day? And when we think about the most amazing gift where our FATHER GOD sent HIS own beloved SON, JESUS CHRIST, to die on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, do we feel overwhelmed with gratitude? When we think of JESUS' death and resurrection for the forgiveness of our sins, do our hearts bubble over with awe and thanksgiving? (Romans 6:23; 2 Corinthians 9:15).
Take the reminder in Psalm 107:1 to heart each day: "Give thanks to The LORD, for HE is good"!
Cindy Hess Kasper
How great should be our gratitude
To GOD our unseen friend!
The volume of HIS gifts to us
We cannot comprehend. - Hess
GOD's highest Gift should awaken our deepest gratitude.
If we were to thank GOD every minute of every day for the rest of our lives, it would still not be enough. How much do we thank GOD for all that HE has done for us,
Inspired by The HOLY SPIRIT.
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