Heb_13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
We have much to be thankful for, beginning with salvation, and then all the other good gifts God bestows on us. All these things should cause us to be thankful, but, not just a general sense of thankfulness; thankfulness to God. It’s to Him we owe thanks. God by His love and His grace has given us these things. This should cause thankfulness, and gratitude to well up in our heart to God. Our thanksgiving should be directed to Him. We need to give voice to our thankfulness. Our praise is an act of worship. Our soul longs for the expression of our thankfulness in worship, and God enjoys true praise and worship. In this the Thanksgiving season, let’s not fail to offer an abundant sacrifice of praise to God