Why Be Thankful? Especially on Thanksgiving Day?

Question

(Psa_100:4)
"I do not have to thank anyone for anything I have," an old miser grumbled. "Everything I have I got the hard way-by the sweat of my own brow."
"But who gave you the sweat?" asked his neighbor.
The old miser hung his head in guilty silence. He could not ignore the fact that God had given the "sweat," the strength to work hard and gain material wealth.
Yes, everything that we are or that we possess is because of God's lovingkindness. Therefore, it is good for us all to pause at least once a year and say, "Thank You, God." Actually, everyday should be one of thanksgiving. Why? Because of spiritual and material blessings.
Mrs. Green thanked Tom, the grocery boy, for delivering a loaf of bread.
"Do not thank me. Thank Grocer Jones," Tom smiled. "He gave me the loaf to deliver."
But when she thanked the grocer, he said, "I get the bread from Baker Brown. He makes it, so he deserves the thanks."
So Mrs. Green thanked the baker. But he told her that Miller Milligan should be given the gratitude. "Without Miller Milligan's flour, I could not make bread," Brown replied.
The miller told her to thank Farmer Foster because he made the flour from Foster's wheat. But the farmer also protested, "Don't thank me; thank God," Foster said. "If He did not give my farm sunshine and rain, I could not grow wheat."
Yes, even a common loaf of bread can be traced back to God, the Giver of "every good and perfect gift" (Jos_1:17).

Psalms 100:1-5 KJV
(1) Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
(2) Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
(3) Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
(4) Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
(5) For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Is it Just Me or do I detect Pure Anti-God Hostility on Yahoo Answeres?

Answer 1

I don't know about Thanksgiving Day, but I do believe that all good things have come from the Father (James 1:17). Therefore, EVERY day should be a day for giving thanks.

(ASV) Psalms 136:1 Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.

(MKJV) Psalms 135:1 Praise Jehovah [Hallelu Jah]! Praise the name of Jehovah; praise Him, servants of Jehovah. 2 Those who stand in the house of Jehovah, in the courts of the house of our God, 3 praise Jehovah [Hallellu Jah]; for Jehovah is good; sing praises to His name, for it is full of delighT.

Answer 2

With my whole being I sing endless praise to you. O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks. (Psalm 30:13)

Humility is the virtue which acknowledges that all we have and all we accomplish is God's work not ours.

It would be unfaithful and ungrateful of us not to thank God for everything we have and accomplish.

In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

yeah "I'm thankful that we came here and gave the Indians blankets with small pox's then later got them drunk then slaughtered them and took there land"

amen!

yeah because the ppl of god do horrible things so maybe if you changed your actions it would change are minds

Answer 4

Your as Savage as the Anglo's who created the Disgusting Holiday!

They Killed many or damn near all my Native American/ Asiatic man and gave thanks for stealing their land!

Why be thankful for killing our human brother!

Disgusting!

Answer 5

Turkies die.
Indians cry.
How is that for something to give thanks about?