Thanksgiving - Psalm 100:4

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. - Psalm 100:4

    If we just stop for a moment each and every day to count our various blessings how can we not be thankful for God’s divine providence? Certainly, we can grouse about the things we would like to have in our lives and while Satan knows our wants it is our most holy God who knows our needs. “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 4:19.
    We go through our days striving for material possessions. Often they are merely desires of our hearts - a new car, a more expensive wardrobe, a bigger tv screen. But those are merely desires. God knows our desires as well but He also knows that often they would serve us no good service were we to obtain them. It is our needs that God provides for us. “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” - Matthew 6:31-33.
    How often have we achieved our worldly goals or garnered those earthly possessions we so urgently reached for only to come away with that still and numb feeling of emptiness? How often have we gained all we wanted and still felt beleaguered and unsatisfied? “He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.” - Ecclesiastes 5:10.
    Our wants and desires change like the weather but our needs remain constant. And the greatest need we could ever have has already been fulfilled for us by God: our very eternal lives redeemed by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” - John 3:16.
    Let us all take time on this Thanksgiving Day to meditate on all our merciful and gracious God has provided for us and bless His holy name. Have a great Thanksgiving Day. We all are indeed blessed!