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This past Sunday, as we stepped into Thanksgiving week, we opened Psalm 100 and were reminded that this psalm isn’t just about gratitude. It is the one psalm in Scripture specifically titled “A psalm for giving thanks.” 

We began with a simple picture: imagine showing up to a Thanksgiving table after someone spent hours preparing it. The table is set, the food is hot, the smells fill the house. Everyone sits down, digs in, enjoys every bite… and no one acknowledges the one who prepared it. No thank you, no appreciation, just eating and talking while the host goes unnoticed. As we spoke about Sunday, that is often how we treat God. He loads our lives with blessings, carries us, provides for us, forgives us, and yet we can move through our days and even our worship distracted or ungrateful.

Psalm 100 stops us and calls us back. It summons us to joyful, intentional worship. It tells us to shout to the Lord, serve Him with gladness, and come before Him with joyful songs. Why? Because the Lord is God. He made us. We belong to Him. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. That truth reshapes the way we approach both life and worship.

The psalm ends by grounding everything in the character of God. The Lord is good. His faithful love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through every generation. That means every reason for gratitude is rooted in who He is, not in how smooth life feels.

As you gather with friends and family, remember the true Host behind every blessing. Don’t enjoy the feast and forget the One who provided it. Let this week be filled with the steady reminder that we are His.

Pastor Jordan