Timmy was a sweet little toddler, about a year and a half old. One morning, his big brother Ron was fixing his breakfast. “Do you want some toast, Timmy?” he asked.
Timmy nodded his head yes.
Ron popped a slice of bread in the toaster and then lifted Timmy into his high chair. When the toast popped up, he buttered it and set it on the high chair tray.
Timmy didn’t eat it.
Grandma asked, “Do you want some jam on your toast?” Timmy nodded his head yes, and Grandma spread the jam.
Still, Timmy didn’t eat it.
“Aren’t you going to eat your toast?” Grandma asked.
Timmy pointed several times at the toast with his chubby little finger, bowed his head and clasped his hands together. If he had been able to talk, he couldn’t have said any more clearly, “We haven’t given thanks to the Lord Jesus yet.”
Grandma was ashamed she had forgotten. She went over to Timmy’s high chair, bowed her head and thanked the Lord Jesus for Timmy’s toast.
Timmy looked up with a smile and began to eat.
What a sweet reminder about thankfulness little Timmy gave Grandma that morning. God tells us we should “[give] thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:2020Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (Ephesians 5:20)). Have you thanked Him today for sending His beloved Son to die for your sins? Have you thanked Him for supplying all your daily needs? “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:3232He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32)). “Be ye thankful” (Colossians 3:1515And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. (Colossians 3:15)).
ML-02/20/2011