In Matthew 15 we find one of the few events found in all four Gospels: The Feeding of the Five Thousand:
35 And directing
the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish,
and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the
disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And
they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
Who gave thanks? Jesus
did. In some of the events that followed, we actually find that some
people took this provision for granted and expected to be fed any time they
wanted. Jesus was thankful, even though He did all the work. He did so
because he sensed the love and approval of His Father. Thanksgiving goes far deeper than saying we
appreciate something given to us or done for us. It is a state of mind and
heart that says: "I trust God and I'm grateful for the life He has given
me, for the time and place in which He has put me, and for the things He is
willing to do in and through me." It is a matter of thanks and giving; we
want to serve and give because we know how much the Father loves us.
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