Most of us are probably busy with preparations for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving celebration—soon to be followed by the planning and bustle of the holiday season and Christmas gatherings.
Today is a perfect opportunity to take a moment, breathe, and remember your blessings. We have so many reasons for gratitude! Can you even begin to count them?
Here are ten favorite verses about thankfulness:
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
– James 1:17 [NIV]Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
– Hebrews 12:28-29 [ESV]Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
– Psalm 107:8-9 [NIV]Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
– Psalm 100:4 [KJV]Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
– 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 [ESV]You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
– 2 Corinthians 9:11 [NIV]It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.
– Psalm 96:1-2 [ESV]O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
– 1 Chronicles 16:34 [KJV]Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
– Philippians 4:6-7 [NIV]And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
– Colossians 3:15-17 [ESV]