Give Thanks
"I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart…" (Psalm 138:1) (NLT)
My husband took our ten year-old granddaughter, Mary Kathryn, fishing this
morning. It was a beautiful summer day. The temperature was in the upper
70’s and the humidity was way down. Quite a contrast to the past week.
The lake at the end of our cove was glistening from the bright sun shining
on the water. Mary Kathryn could hardly wait to drop her fish bait into the
water. She was remembering a few weeks ago when they returned with seven
fish. But today was to be different. After about an hour they decided the
fish were not hungry at that time and came on home empty-handed.
Nevertheless, Mary Kathryn expressed her gratefulness. "Thank you,
Granddad," she said to him more than once. Just a little while later he took
her to meet her mom. Mary Kathryn leaned over, kissed her Granddad on the
cheek, and told him thank you one more time. My husband was so pleased.
I thought about how thanksgiving is woven through the Psalms. Praise should
be an integral part of our communication with our Heavenly Father. He is so
pleased when we praise and thank Him for our material and spiritual
blessings. We must always remember to thank Him for answered prayer. God’s
provision should never be taken for granted.
Granddad was happy when Mary Kathryn showed her love to him through
thanksgiving. God, too, would love to hear you say, "I give you thanks, O
Lord, with all my heart."
Melva Cooper