November 10:
I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my
heart, And will glorify Your name forever. – Psalm 86:12
(NASB)
There is a famous poem by Robert Frost that I remember
studying in high school literature class. It is titled: “The
Road Not Taken”. The final lines are:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
In this poem, Frost reflects on the choices we must make in
life, symbolized by these two roads in a wood. Like him,
we choose every day the path we take. We choose how we
will handle the various circumstances that come our way.
We choose our way.
The psalmist says, “I will give thanks…And will glorify.”
Like other paths we take each day, the path of thanksgiving
is a decision of our will. All too often, the path of
thanksgiving is the “one less traveled by.” Even among the
people of God, we often take the well-worn path of selfinterest and complaint, rather than the one of thanksgiving
and glory to God.
Today, two roads diverge before us in life. We have a
decision to make. Our speech will either be blessings or
cursing. Our heart will be filled with thanksgiving or
ingratitude. Will you take the one less traveled by? Let us
commit together to thank God with our whole heart and
glorify Him forever.
Give Thanks!