Philippians 4:6,7 It’s Still Thanksgiving
“Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer, and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” (NET).
Well, thanksgiving is over. NO, IT IS NOT! We are told to give thanks in every situation. Thanksgiving is to be included in our prayers and requests. And when we do include thanksgiving, we will be given the peace of God. The verse doesn’t say that we will get what we pray for, but that we will have peace. It’s interesting that the verse says that God’s peace will guard our hearts and minds. We need God’s peace to protect us from the barbs of satan. His barbs are constant, but we can always remind him that he is a defeated foe—defeated by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We just need to use the victory that Christ bought for us and brought to us.
So when are we to be thankful? We are to be thankful in every situation, and that includes the little and the really big problems. That also means that we should be thankful when things are going well. Yes, we owe thankfulness and appreciation to God every minute of every day because He has given us everything from the oxygen we breathe to the promise of eternal life with Him.
The people we thanked this past week are still doing those things we thanked them for, and we need to continue to express our thanks to them throughout the year. It’s a long time between thanksgivings if we wait until late November to thank the people who make our lives comfortable, safe, and enjoyable. So let’s celebrate thanksgiving all year.
Oh, thank you to those who bake pies. (Sorry, I forgot to thank you yesterday.)