"Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Selah" Psalm 68:19

This verse makes my heart smile! How greatly loved are we! The Hebrew word for load is AMAS and means to impose a burden; a heavy burden.
Our precious loving Lord weights us down with blessings! Not sorrows or trials, yes we do have those, but those are blessings also, for through them He is doing what Scripture tells us in Romans, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
For who He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." Romans 8:28-29

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, let us truly from our inmost being give thanks to the One who is the God of our salvation.

We know so well 1 Thessalonians 5:18, but I repeat it here, "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

My 'NKJV The Open Bible' defines thankfulness as gratitude for blessings.
Thankfulness in Scripture is--
Described as an obligation in 2 Thessalonians 2:13, "But we are bound (under obligation) to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth."
('Under obligation' are the words used in this verse in The Amplified
Bible.)

Described as unceasing in Ephesians 1:15-16, "Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers."

Described as spontaneous as in Paul's letter to the Philippians, "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you." Philippians 1:3

Ephesians 5:20 tells us that thanks is given in Christ's name, "Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Read Vs. 18-21)

1 Thessalonians 5:18 the perfect reason for giving thanks! Because it is God's will for each of us!

All those in heaven bow down in thanksgiving to God in worship, "And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying 'Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen." Revelation 7:11-12

The Scriptures reveal many thanks and thanksgiving. For me it is one of the pillars of worship and a theme of the Bible. However, there are no words that can adequately express our thankfulness. My prayer is that our conduct be such that it expresses the thankfulness we hold in our hearts.

Holy Father, how grateful we are for Your great love that sent Your only Son to save us. Holy Spirit help us to give our Lord God the worship that belongs to Him alone from truly thankful hearts. Amen

So we sing:
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, And to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High!

Thanksgiving Day blessings to all.