‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Our previous meditation made a case for thanksgiving. Showing gratitude for what God has done creates access to enjoy more of His kindnesses. There is a different case we will like to make here for thanksgiving. The opening verses of Hebrews 5 details the work of the High Priest. He is called to offer gifts and sacrifices unto God, having the Levites for assistance. In the Old Testament setting, no one could presume to do that on his own. Not even the crowned kings. Saul made a sacrifice to God and it marked the beginning of the end of his reign. Understandably, then, the author of the book of Hebrews noted that those who were called to offer sacrifices unto God have been brought into a position of honour which others could not presumably appropriate.

The good thing is all believers have been made into a nation of priests. We can all offer sacrifice to God by giving thanks and praises to His holy name.

In the New Testament context, thanksgiving is the Old Testament equivalence of the sacrifices offered by the Priests. The good thing is all believers have been made into a nation of priests. We can all offer sacrifice to God by giving thanks and praises to His holy name. The essential truth we are trying to emphasize today is that we should see this duty as a privilege, an honour from God extended to us. If there is any truth in popular saying that the only food God eats is thanks, then we must be honoured indeed to be called His servitors in this regard.