Thanksgiving in Tough Times #24

In Psalm 9, David looks to God as the Sovereign king over nations and says: 

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
    I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and exult in you;
    I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

This is pure and simple thanksgiving: looking to the Lord and saying: "It's all about you, Lord. It's about Your deeds and Your name.  David throws his whole being into saying, singing and shouting how great God is; this is what gives him the deepest fulfillment in life: pointing people to God. He goes on in the Psalm to point out how God is his Savior and Stronghold against all those who oppose him, and always provides for and protects him.  Does God not deserve to hear such things from all of us? Should He not be the One all of us give our most to thank? Today, may we think of all His wonderful deeds and make this Thanksgiving a day of gladness and praise pointing at Him.