Know the One Whom We Should Thank

James 1:17

"Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow."

This Thanksgiving, let us consider not only the things we are thankful for, but also the One whom we should thank. Let us not only acknowledge the gifts, delighting in their goodness, but also the Giver who lavishes these perfect gifts on us. Only when we can see that every good thing we have has been given by the Father of lights to undeserving sinners can we truly appreciate them. To give thanks to God requires great humility for it compels us to confess that what we have we did not earn and what we received we did not deserve. There is no closure in the heart of man for this feeling of thankfulness until it has thanked the true Giver. It is the heart of idolatry to rob God of the thanks He deserves to give them to others who deserve it not. Christian, let us humble ourselves and give thanks to God.