Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.”  Very powerful words when it comes to knowing how to walk with Jesus through life.

You are to be rooted and built up in Him.  They key to all this is the “in Him” part.  You’re meant to live aware of being “in Christ” at all times.

In order to live in such an awareness you must first learn to walk by faith.  Faith in the Son of God who loves you and gave Himself for you.  Daily reminders of His sacrifice of love to bring you to Himself is a good thing that will spark an attitude of thanksgiving in you.

You see, you are meant to abound in the revelation of His love and redemptive work so complete that it is why you are kept and made secure.  When the true gospel has been taught to you, and you meditate upon it and own it by faith, it will lead to you abounding in it with thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is a way of life when you walk by faith in Jesus the way you were created to.  How can you be anything but thankful for all He is, and all he has done?

Today and everyday is a good time to reflect on who Jesus is in your life and all that He has done on your behalf to make you forever in right standing with the Father.

Here in the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving Day as a way of remembering.  It signifies the offering of thanks given by the pilgrims for the faithfulness of God to see them through extremely difficult times and help them become established.

I pray you will be encouraged by this eternal truth regarding being rooted and grounded in Jesus.  An eternal truth that can uphold you through any storm.  A reminder of His great love.  Surely, as a believer in Jesus, you can take that truth to heart and render the fruit of an abounding thanksgiving.

May your today be kissed with gratitude of heart for all that Jesus has done out of love for you.  May it as well be verbalized around whatever table you find yourself gathered at on this day, so that all who gather with you may know the depth of thanks you feel for the One who loved you and gave Himself for you.  Happy Thanksgiving!