We are increasingly hearing references to Thanksgiving as “Turkey Day.”  While many will be feasting on turkey next week, we should remind ourselves that the day is not a day to honor this luscious bird, but a day  in which  we  remember  our  blessings, and pause to give thanks to Him who is the giver of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17).  The road to degradation and ruin begins with forgetting the divine source of life’s blessings.  The Apostle Paul wrote, “When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful....” (Romans 1:21).  In verse 25 he charged that such “worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator.”  The blessings God gives us must not be allowed to displace the Blesser.  When that happens, our thankless hearts become fountains of all iniquity.  Thankful hearts, however, will become fountains of righteousness as we seek to express our thankfulness with love and loyalty to our Creator and Benefactor.  Hebrews 13:15-16 reads, “By him (Christ) let us offer up the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name...for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!