"It Is A Good Thing To Give Thanks Unto The Lord!”

Snoopy took one look at the dog food and said, "This isn’t fair. The rest of the world today is eating turkey with all the trimmings and all I get is dog food. Because I’m a dog, all I get is dog food."

He stood there and stared at his dog food for a moment and said, "I guess it could be worse. I could be a turkey."

The Bible says, “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord...”

The Psalmist is absolutely right! “IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD EVERY DAY.”

III. THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE OUGHT TO DO DAILY.

Look at Psalm 92:2. We read, “To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night.”

We certainly should give thanks unto the Lord on the Lord’s Day.

In Psalm 100:4-5, we read, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”

When we enter the church building we should have a praise on our lips and when we leave we should have another praise!

Notice, the Psalmist mentions two times to “show forth” our gratitude.

Not only on Sunday, but every day we should have gratitude for the blessings of God.

A. In the morning.

This is one of the best times to offer up thanksgiving to the Lord.

Illus: Someone said, “Every day we wake up life is like a resurrection.”

From the depths of sleep, we rise up to serve the Lord.

One day the sun will rise and we will not be here, but for now, every day that God allows us to open our eyes and enjoy another day with our FAMILY and FRIENDS we should start the day off with THANKSGIVING.

IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD IN THE MORNING.

It is good also to give thanks unto the Lord...

B. In the evening.

Every day we have things we can be thankful for!

Illus: The young man was feeling very proud of himself. As a brand new college graduate he had taken the C.P.A. exams and passed with flying colors. Now he was a full-fledged Certified Public Accountant.

His father had been an immigrant to the U.S., and now owned his own little business.

Filled with self-importance, the young man began to criticize his father’s way of keeping books. He said, “Dad, you don’t even know how much profit you’ve made. Over here in this drawer are your accounts receivable. Over there are your receipts and you keep all your money in the cash register. You don’t have any idea how much money you’ve made.”

The father answered, “Son, when I came to this country the only thing I owned was a pair of pants. Now, your brother is a doctor, your sister is an art teacher, and you are a C.P.A. Your mother and I own our home. We have a car and we own this little business. Now add that up, subtract the pants and all the rest is profit.”

We can find something to thank the Lord if we look for the blessings He bestow upon us.

Illus: One morning after a terrible snowstorm, Susan was outside shoveling her driveway. She stopped to wave hello to her neighbor, and he asked her why her husband wasn’t out there helping her with the chore.