Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, an official holiday stretching back to Abraham Lincoln. I love this day dedicated to feasting and giving thanks.
The Bible encourages feasting to remember the goodness and work of the Lord. In one example God instructed Moses regarding Passover: This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast (Exodus 12:14).
It’s good and proper to focus on God’s benevolence. I’m thankful today for my wife, my children and their spouses, my granddaughter, my family and my extended family—every person a gift from the Lord. I’m grateful for good health, a warm house, a job I like and people I like working with, for the ability to travel abroad and to return to a free and prosperous country.
I earned none of these gifts. Everything I possess and enjoy pours from the hand of God. Today I revel in graciousness.
Savor the feast. Fasting awaits—but not this day. Enjoy a second piece of pie, and delight in the goodness of the Lord.
Photo by SANDY HIBBARD
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Dishman clan.