Puritan Thanksgiving Gems. Thomas
Brooks. God's greatest mercies call for
our greatest thanks. His saving sinners calls for
eternal praise. The greatest blessing we can
receive from God is salvation from sin and hell. And therefore,
the greatest reason we should give thanks to God is for his
great salvation. John Bunyan, he who is truly
saved, will spend his days singing praises to the God who redeemed
his soul from damnation. Stephen Charnock, what can a
saved sinner do but lift his voice in perpetual thanks for
God's unmerited mercy? John Flavel, Eternal praise and
thanksgiving befits those who have been saved from eternal
damnation. Gratitude is the sweetest perfume
that can be offered to God. It is the most acceptable sacrifice
that can be presented to Him. Jonathan Edwards True thankfulness
flows out of a redeemed heart, recognizing that it owes all
to the free grace of God. The soul's deepest gratitude
is reserved for the one who delivered us from sin and brought us into
his redeemed family. Thanksgiving to God for our salvation
is not only duty but the most natural expression of a heart
transformed by grace. William Gouge Thanksgiving is
the language of the redeemed. It is the voice of the soul expressing
gratitude to God for his redemption. John Owen Gratitude for deliverance
from wrath stirs up great love for the deliverer. Our greatest joy is to rejoice
in our salvation, and our most fervent thanksgiving is to God
for His grace in saving sinners. Richard Sibbes Thanksgiving is
the sweetest music that can be sung to God. It is the most pleasing
sacrifice that can be offered to Him.