Give Thanks

"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms"  Psalm 95:2

Most everyone knows today is Thanksgiving day.  This is a day we set aside to be grateful for all of our blessings, and yet it is very strange that so many need to be reminded to give thanks on Thanksgiving day!  I watched the news last night for just a few minutes, and the commentators never once called Thanksgiving day....Thanksgiving day.  When referring to my favorite holiday, they called it turkey day, the beginning of the shopping season, get away weekend, big football weekend, and even the beginning of the most stress filled time of the year.  They never said it was a day set aside to reflect on how good God is.  I know it is not within our human nature to be grateful, that is why most of the time thanksgiving or praise is spoken of in scripture, it is preceded by a command or exhortation to give thanks or praise.  Today of all days should be a day that we reflect upon our God, and not wait for the command to be thankful, but with natural and spontaneous joy give thanks to our Loving Father.  Oh how good the Lord is to us, He is so worthy of our love and praise.