Thanks Be To God

Our contemporary “Thanksgiving Day” is an echo of two Old Testament feasts:

• Harvest (also called Pentecost) Exodus 23:16
• Tabernacles (also called in gathering) Leviticus 23:34-43

Thanks

To be grateful; to express gratitude.

• Giving thanks magnifies God

Psalm 69:30

Reasons For Giving Thanks

God’s Holiness

Psalm 30:4

God’s Works

Psalm 75:1

God’s Hidden Things

Matthew 11:25

Wisdom & Might

Daniel 2:23

Salvation

Romans 6:17; 7:23-25

Victory

2 Corinthians 2:14

Thanksgiving is a Sacrifice

Like praise, which is not always a sacrifice, thanksgiving has its sacrificial aspect.

• Psalm 116:17
• Hebrews 13:15

Here, thanksgiving is seen as the direct object of praise.

Thanksgiving becomes sacrificial when we act on two verses of scripture:

• Ephesians 5:20

...for all things...

• 1 Thessalonians 5:18

...in all things...

Appointed to Thanksgiving

In the Old Testament, there were certain people who were appointed to the task of giving thanks to God.

1 Chronicles 16:4

These people were undoubtedly able to appropriately act on the principles found in Ephesians 5:20 and 1 Thessalonians 5:18

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