We conclude our series on Thanksgiving with a glimpse forward into the throne room of heaven in Revelation 7:
9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
In this scene we find God the Father with Jesus Christ His Son, the Lamb of God, at His right hand, receiving the worship He deserves. There are seven forms and reasons He deserves it, and smack dab in the middle of the list is thanksgiving. If thanksgiving is one of the critical ingredients in our future, it only makes sense we would make it part of our present relationship with God now. As some have said, this life should be practice for eternity: recognizing God as the giver of all blessings, acknowledging that God's plan is glorious, understanding that He is the source of all wisdom, honoring Him as holy God, depending on His infinite power, being in awe of His great might, and thanking Him for all He has made, given, and forgiven us of. May thanksgiving be a part of your day, every day, both now and into eternity.
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