Can you give thanks this Thanksgiving? Perhaps, you, like the Pilgrims, have suffered significant and precious loss of family or friends this year. Maybe overall, it has been a tough go for you and your family over the past couple of years. Let Hebrews 13:15-16 prime the pump for giving thanks, so that when it is time for you to give thanks with your family, you will be ready to do so.
Opening Up for Giving Thanks, 13:15
“Therefore by Him…”
Opportunities for Giving Thanks, 13:15
“…let us continually…”
Offering of Giving Thanks, 13:15
“…offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.”
Object for Giving Thanks, 13:15
“…giving thanks to His name.”
Oversight of Giving Thanks, 13:16
“But do not forget…”
Overflow of Giving Thanks, 13:16
“…to do good and to share…”
Outcome after Giving Thanks, 13:16
“…for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
In his correspondence with his friend back home, one of the Pilgrim leaders named, Edward Winslow, wrote these timeless words on December 11, 1621,
“And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.”
Edward Winslow
12/11/1621
