"GIVING THANKS ALWAYS FOR ALL THINGS UNTO GOD," exhorts the apostle Paul. What cause to be thankful have we who are surrounded by mercies, both temporal and spiritual! Look back and rejoice that God hath chosen us in Christ Jesus before the foundation of the world; that He sent His only begotten Son into the world, to be a propitiation for our sins; that He sent His Holy Spirit into our hearts, to convince us of sin, lead us to Jesus, and make us ready for heaven. Thank God that we have His word in our hands, His grace in our hearts, His mercies in our homes, and His heaven reserved for us. O for a thankful heart! But let us take our poor, hard, ungrateful hearts to Jesus; He can soften them and fill them with gratitude. Let us confess our ingratitude before Him, and mourn over our unthankfulness at His feet. He is ever ready to forgive. He will hear our cry, and pity our complaints, and sanctify us wholly. O Jesus Lord, grant us a deep sense of our utter unworthiness, and of Thine unmerited goodness, that our souls may daily praise Thee with joyful lips! May we live as filial loving children, before our Father and our God; and daily be thankful.

For Meditation:
Through all eternity, to Thee
A joyful song of thanks I'll raise;
But O eternity's too short
To fully utter all Thy praise!