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希伯来书：13:15-16: 15我们应当靠着耶稣，常常以颂赞为祭献给神，这就是那承认主名之人嘴唇的果子。16只是不可忘记行善和捐输的事，因为这样的祭是神所喜悦的。
你知道我为什么感恩吗？我感恩我不用向神献祭来赎我的罪。耶稣已经完成了一切，所以在得救方面没有什么我们可以做的。但这不是说我们什么都不要做了。我们所要做的，就是通过承认他的名，“以颂赞为祭献给神。” 我们不只是告诉上帝我们感谢他，我们还要告诉我们的邻舍，我们感谢上帝。
我们向神献上感谢祭的另一种方式，就是帮助我们的邻舍，和他们分享上帝赐予我们的祝福。我不知道你的情况，但在我住的地方，似乎没人有非常紧迫的需求。当然我可以和邻居一起打扫树叶或清理别人家的车道，但周围没有挨饿的人。当然，这世界总有人忍饥挨饿，无家可归。至少，我总能找到一个为其他国家的难民提供服务的可靠的组织机构。
我有一条建议送给你。首先，当你参加这周的主日聚会的时候，可以留神仔细听一听周围人的抱怨，（比如抱怨天气变热），并针对这些抱怨提出你的反对意见，在相关的事情上找到感恩的地方。（比如，感恩好的天气可以外出游玩），也许你可以养成经常这样做的习惯来表达你的感谢。上帝喜悦那“宣认他名的人嘴唇所结的果子”。
其次，和家里人讨论下这世界上有哪些人是贫穷匮乏、需要帮助的，以及我们怎样才能帮助他们。我很感恩，我生活的这个时代和环境，我周围很难找到物质匮乏需要帮助的人。然而，我到过很多国家，那里的每个大街小巷都有真正需要帮助的人。要记得行善和分享，献上这样的祭是上帝喜悦的。
Hebrews 13: 15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us constantly offer to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. (EHV)
You know what I am thankful for? I am thankful that I do not have to offer God sacrifices to atone for my sins. That’s all been done in Christ, and nothing is left for me to do at all. Which is not to say that we will not do something. What we do is “offer to God sacrifices of praise” by confessing his name. We don’t just tell God that we are thankful to him. We tell our neighbors that we are thankful to God.
Another way we offer sacrifices of thanksgiving to God is by helping our neighbors and sharing our blessings with them. I don’t know about you, but I live in a neighborhood where I don’t know of anyone who has a deep need. Oh, I can bag the leaves with my neighbor or blow out someone’s driveway, but there are no hungry people around me. But there are hungry people in the world. There are homeless people. If nothing else, I can find a reliable agency that works with refugees in another country.
Here’s s suggestion for you this week. First, when you are gathered for your Thanksgiving gathering, keep your ears open for complaints around the table. (The weather?) Counter that complaint with saying how thankful you are for something related. (I am thankful that God gives me a warm home this winter!) Maybe you can start a habit of doing that regularly. God loves the fruit of lips that confess his name!
Second, have a discussion with your family about who the poor and needy are in our world and how we can help them. I am thankful that I live in a time and place where the needy are hard to find! I have been in countries where there are truly needy people on every street corner. Remember, with such sacrifices God is pleased! Prayer: Lord Jesus, my sinful nature longs to be accepted by the world. Remind me that I do not belong to the world. I belong to you, my Savior and Redeemer, and with those who worship at your cross. I ask this in your name. Amen.