T hanksgiving “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” (2 Cor. 9 :1 5 ) “En ter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and bless his name.” (Psa. 1 0 0 :4 ) “Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” (Col. 2 :7 ) “Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving.” (Col. 4 :2 ) “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.” (Col. 3 :1 5 ) “Now thanks be unto God who always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.” (2 Cor. 2 :1 4 ) T hanksgiving —D u $, Delight, Dynamic There is one great peril that is threatening the prosperity of the churches and the country and that is the utter indifference to the mercies of God. How much has God been in the thoughts of all the world in con nection with the triumphs of the war? How many people have really given Him the praise for His great mercies to us ? Man has gobbled up for himself all the glory of every successive victory. There never was a time when it was so much the general habit of men to take all the blessings of God for granted. This spirit of independence cannot he persisted in long without provoking God to withdraw His mercies for the purpose of showing man what a helpless thing he is in himself. As the world has passed through more grievous times than ever before, the Thanksgiving season this year ought to be kept in a more grateful spirit than ever before. Christian people ought to make up for lost time by crowding His sanctuaries and according whole-hearted praise to Him from whom all blessings flow. Thanksgiving, according to the Scriptures, is the DUTY of the Chris tian. “ Give thanks * * * this is the will of God” (1 Thes. 5:18). When it comes to thanksgiving, the Christian has an ocean to swim in, yet how many of us cry “ God be merciful” a hundred times where we say “ God be praised,” once. Thanksgiving, to the devout Christian, is a DELIGHT. He can say, “ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul” (Psa. 94:19). We heard of a man whose continual delight was to praise God. Some of his friends said, “ John, if you don’t quit saying ‘praise the Lord’ so much, we’ll put you in a barrel and nail you in.” And John replied, “ Thank God, I ’d praise Him through the bung-hole.” Thanksgiving, is more—it is a great DYNAMIC. (Psa. 34:1-3). The most powerful Christians are those who have the deepest sense of gratitude
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