Giving Thanks for the Little Things

This week we are reading 1 Peter 4 and continuing to use the Chapter Summary Method of Bible study. A major element of this method is to focus on the text itself and not to read commentaries or other items relating to the text that might change your perspective. Therefore this week's devotions will deal with thanksgiving, not our text.

Read Psalm 95:1-7

Context: According to the NIV Study Bible, this psalm is a call to worship the Lord spoken by a priest or Levite to the Israelites assembled at the temple.

Text:

1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.

3 For the LORD is the great God,
the great King above all gods.

4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,
and the mountain peaks belong to him.

5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.

6 Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

7 for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care. (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

As we enter the holiday season it is easy to get caught up in the stress of preparation and forget all about the reason we celebrate. Whether you are hosting a feast at your home or are traveling somewhere else this Thursday, remember to find some quiet time to thank God for his blessings on your life.

I tend to thank God for the large and obvious things...trees, shelter, sunrises, people, salvation. A friend of mine, however, is really good at praising God for little things. I remember one time she gave thanks for her toothbrush...something that surprised me a bit. But in thinking about it, I am VERY thankful for toothbrushes...my own and those belonging to others! What things do you take for granted that are blessings in your day? Could you list a hundred things?