Thanksgiving

Dr. Alexander Whyte of Edinburgh, Scotland, was famous for his pulpit prayers which always included words of thanksgiving. One stormy morning a member of the congregation thought to himself, “The preacher will have nothing to thank God for on a wretched morning like this!” Dr. Whyte began his prayer, “We thank Thee, O God, that it is not always like this.”

Thanksgiving Every Day

Thanksgiving Day comes once a year
   By date and proclamation:
In country, town, and city, too,
   For all throughout the nation.

That rich and poor, both high and low,
   And all both great and small,
Should send up praise and thanks to God,
   And at His feet shall fall.

We thank and praise His holy name
   For every blessing rare,
And for the gift of Christ, His Son,
   Who doth our burdens bear.

Oh, draw us closer to Thy side,
   Dear Savior, do we pray,
That every day throughout the year
   May be Thanksgiving Day.

I’m not certain of the source of the following. It was in my files and it is possible that this also came from Alexander Whyte.

Thankful for Plenty

1. Plenty of Food – Ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied (Joel 2:26).
2. Plenty of Water – Thou didst send plenteous rain (Psalm 68:9).
3. Plenty of Goods – He shall make thee plenteous in goods (Deuteronomy 28:11).
4. Plenty of Production – The Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine head ( Deuteronomy 30:9).
5. Plenty in Store – So shall thy barns be filled with plenty (Proverbs 3:10); Bread enough, and to spare (Luke 15:17).
6. Plenty for All – A plentiful country (Jeremiah 2:7).
7. Plenty of Mercy – Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy (Psalm 103:8).
8. Plentiful Pardon – Return unto the Lord, for He will abundantly pardon (Isaiah 55:7).
9. Plentiful Peace – And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).
10. Plentiful Redemption – With he Lord is plenteous redemption (Psalm 130:7). For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
11. Plentiful Grace – And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye always having all sufficiency for all things, may about unto every good work (II Corinthians 9:8).
12. Plentiful Resources – Unto Him Who is able to do exceeding abundantly, above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worth in us (Ephesians 3:20).
13. Plenty for the Future – Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him (I Corinthians 2:9).

When you have thanked thy God for every blessing sent, what time will there remain for murmur and lament?

I pray that you Thanksgiving will both honor our God and be a special blessing to you.

George Stiekes

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George Stiekes serves as a Lay Pastor at Bethany Bible Church in Hendersonville, NC. See here for a more complete bio of brother Stiekes extensive ministry. We republish his material by permission.