Psalm 108:3

"I will praise You, O LORD, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations" Psalm 108:3.


I know, it's not Thanksgiving Day, but it is still good to give thanks to the Lord. As a matter of fact, there is no Biblical Thanksgiving Day because every day should be a day of thanksgiving!


Three questions come to my mind:


First, of what should we be thankful? Now there is a loaded question, but I want you to make a list of things you are thankful for. Be specific. Be generous in you thoughts. I think you will find your list a lot longer than you think -- if you will just get quiet and ponder the possibilities for a few moments.


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Question 2: To whom should we be thankful?


Obviously God is tops on most of our lists, but how long has it been, guys, since you thanked your wife for a well prepared meal -- or the way she runs your household -- or the way she is raising your children (and she does, you know. She has much more influence on your children than you do.) Have you ever thanked your server at your favorite restaurant? No, I mean with more than a tip. Have you stopped and thanked her/him personally and told them how good a job they did? Have you thanked your employer for hiring you and providing a job for you? Come to think of it, how often do you express thanks to those around you?


Question 3: When it comes to thanking the Lord, where do you do it?


In the privacy of your prayer closet? That's good. In the presence of your family? Wonderful! In the assembly of the saints? Perhaps. In the market place? " Get real, Pastor Edwin. I'm too private a person for that!" Oh, really? The Psalmist suggests that we should not be so shy! He recommends that we thank the Lord among the people -- that's the world, people. They should know from whom our blessings come. We shouldn't make them guess -- they are most likely to believe we quietly won the lottery, or a rich uncle died, or some other such thing. No, they should have no doubts that our blessings come from the Lord. How do we do that? I have a friend who, when asked how he is, always responds "Blessed!" It opens opportunity for him to share how the Lord has blessed him. It really gets some strange reactions in the checkout lane of his favorite grocery store!


Try it, you may like it! Of course for the really bold among us, the Psalmist suggests that we sing God's praise among the nations! Now we have really stretched out into the heathen world -- and we don't really have to burn a CD to do it. We can just hum a happy song of the Lord as we shop, work, play, visit, etc. Trust me, even if you are a lousy singer, people will wonder why you are so happy! And THAT will open doors for you! My life is a daily Ministry and yours can be one too. Hallelujah, Amen and Amen.