Thanksgiving is not just a holiday.

It is a way of life.

As we study the scriptures with Scott Pauley today,

we pray that God will help us learn how to develop grateful hearts and hopes.

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

That's our verse this week. Ephesians

chapter 5 verse number 20 and it is so packed with truth. Giving thanks. That's the action of thanks.

Giving thanks always. That's the duration of things. Giving thanks always for all things. That's the

motivation of thanks. Now we come to this truth. Giving thanks always for all things. That's the motivation of thanks.

Now we come to this truth, giving thanks always for all things unto God.

This, my friends, is the direction of thanks.

You know, as a father, so many times when our children were very young,

I would say to them after handing them something that they needed or wanted, when they didn't respond, I would say to them after handing them something that they

needed or wanted. When they didn't respond, I would say to them, what do you say? Every parent has

said that at some point, and we wait for that little word, thank you. We're teaching our children

something. We're teaching them to be thankful to us. That's a good thing. I think in our homes we should be thankful to one another.

Remember Ephesians 5 is the context of the family.

So husbands should be grateful for their wives and wives for their husbands.

We should be grateful to one another.

Young people, be thankful to your parents.

Be grateful for every blessing that God has bestowed upon your life.

But there's a deep spiritual truth here in verse 20 of the direction of thanks

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