Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays of the year. You don't have to spend too much time around me to know that two of my favorites things are eating and watching football! I loved playing in Turkey Bowl football games in the morning (until my body began convincing me that it was no longer a good idea!) and spending the rest of the day with family and friends.
Many people don't know this, but Thanksgiving Day started in 1789 by then President George Washington as a national day for giving thanks to God. The unique and abundant blessings that we as a nation enjoy are divinely provided by His hand. Scripture is filled with praises of thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father. Psalm 107:1--Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever is also found in eight other places in the Bible. His everlasting love, mercy and grace is reason enough to obey the commandment of 1 Thessalonians 5:18--give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
I could write for days recalling the many ways God has blessed me. Allowing Christ to pay my sin debt so that I can live with him eternally, my beautiful wife and daughter whom I love with all my heart, my extended family, my church family, my friends, my ministry to the men of Ogletown, my heart for sharing the good news of God's Word, the beauty and majesty of the world He spoke into existence are just a few that quickly come to mind. Remembering these and countless other blessings certainly makes Thanksgiving Day a day worth celebrating.
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