Our Gratitude to God #277

"You must be very thankful to God for all you have," I exclaimed. Theretort shocked me. "I'll have you know I've earned all I have." Peopletoday don't think of God as providing shelter, clothes, transportation,and food. When Thanksgiving Day comes along, they're glad for thefour-day weekend. They head for the golf course.

Nabal, a rich character in the Old Testament of the Bible, was like this.He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. Even though there waswar in Israel, Nabal's flocks were protected by a young man named David.David camped in the area and no one dared harm Nabal's sheep or goats.When David was in need of food, would Nabal offer help? Not on your life."Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I haveslaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men whose origin I do notknow?" (1 Samuel 25:11). Look at what Nabal said. "It's my bread, mywater, my meat."

God causes the grain to grow so we have bread to eat. God causes theanimals to gain weight so we can have hamburgers and steaks. God makeswater flow in rivers and streams so we can drink. We should give thanksto God for these things rather than just patting ourselves on the back.

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