Thanksgiving for Who God Is
Thanksgiving suggests a time of reflection,
looking back ~ into the distant and more recent past,
listing the things for which we are grateful.
That is important.
But my gratefulness reaches into the future,
for my God is a God who never changes.
What He has said is true, and while disputed by many,
it will not prove false.
I can count on Him and on what He has said.
My God is a just God, fair in all that He does.
He is a God of mercy and grace.
He is a God who knows me well, for He created me
and He willingly reveals to me
things about me that I need to know,
in a way I can understand, so that I can learn and grow.
He is a God who wants to be known by me.
He wants me to spend time with Him and His Word.
He is a God who loves me
and it is His love that filters
all that He allows to enter my experience.
He knows what I need,
and while He does not always meet my needs
in the way I deem best at any given time,
He has proved Himself faithful time and again.
Romans 3:3 states that my lack of faith
does not nullify His faithfulness.
His faithfulness is something I can count on
even if I don’t understand the how, when, where, and why of it.
In a world of constant change,
it is reassuring to know
that my God has been, is, and always will be
who He is!
How often do I thank Him for being who He is?
I’m doing it more and more these days.
Twila Charles Leichty