In just a few days families will be gathering, tables will be laden with food and everyone will be having a good time enjoying a most festive occasion. “Happy Thanksgiving” will be heard many times and with those words will come mention of things that people are thankful for. “Thanksgiving Day” is a day that all of us should enjoy but lest we forget, to the child of God, “Thanksgiving” is not just a special day in November of each year. Being thankful and expressing thanks for the many blessings we enjoy should be a part of our lives on a daily basis.
On the physical side we should be thankful that we have the privilege of living in the greatest nation on earth, thankful that we have wonderful, God fearing spouses, thankful for children who love and are faithful to God, thankful for loving families and even though we may have aches and pains, thankful for a reasonable amount of health. Then there are those spiritual blessings that cause our hearts to rejoice. It is here that I think about the love of God (John 3:16; 1 John 3:1-2), the love of Christ (Rom. 5:8; Heb. 5:8-9), the church (Matt. 16:13-19; Acts 2), forgiveness of sins and redemption (Col. 1:12-14), hope as anchor of soul (Heb. 6:18-19), assurance (Rom. 8:28, 31-32; 1 Cor. 15:55-57; 2 Tim. 1:12, 1 John 5:11, 13). All of these are great gifts from God that should be treasured but there is one more gift that is so often lost, forgotten or just relegated to some special place in our home. That gift is the Bible, God’s word which is the heart of this Bible Thought.
The words of this book are divine in origin (Heb. 1:1-2; 1 Cor. 14:37; 1 Cor. 2:9-13; 2 Tim. 3:16). Within its pages are found all the instructions needed to make our journey through this life a safe one (Jer. 10:23; John 6:68; 2 Pet. 1:3-11; Psalms 119:105; James 1:21). There is something we must understand about this precious gift. In order for it to be a light unto our path, in order for it to make it possible for us to make the crossing into eternity a successful one, we must spend time with it, feeding our spiritual selves upon its commands, precepts and promises (2 Tim. 2:15; 1 Pet 2:1-4; Heb. 4:12-14). Care must be taken to never mishandle or pervert it in any way (Deut 4:2; Prov. 30:5-6; Rev. 22:18-19; Gal. 1:6-9; 2 John 9). If we do not hold fast to the words divine, then, in essence, all the spiritual blessings we say we are thankful for will be nothing more than idle words that cross our lips (Matt. 15:8). All of us would do well to spend much time with this great gift. How else will we ever be able to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord (2 Pet. 3:18) and make our calling and election sure (2 Pet. 1:10)?
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I love the chorus of the song, “The Precious Book Divine”: “holy Book divine, Precious treasure mine! Lamp unto my feet and a light unto my way To guide me safely home”. May we ever hold this precious book divine in our hearts as well as in our hands.
Charles Hicks
