Thanksgiving Bible Verses for Your Home

Have you ever wondered what the Bible says about Thanksgiving? Or, have you ever wanted to memorize Thanksgiving Bible verses with your children, but maybe weren’t sure where to start?

Helping your kids memorize Bible verses, shows them how the Bible is applicable to their lives today. I love the idea of memorizing Bible verses with my kids that are relative to the holiday or time of year. We often like to memorize longer passages of scripture, but shorter passages are great for younger children.

Here are several Thanksgiving Bible Verses for your home and ways to use them. (All verses are from the New International Version)

Thanksgiving Bible Verses for Your Home

Not only will these verses help foster a thankful heart, but they’ll also help get your through hard times. These Thanksgiving scriptures are just a snippet of God’s love, his wondrous works, and what it means to have a grateful heart. They also speak the message of Christ, the rock of our salvation, and the needs of the saints to be grateful in all situations and circumstances.

Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

1 Thessalonians 5:18: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

Colossians 3:16: “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

1 Chronicles 16:34: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”

Psalm 9:1: “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” 

Ephesians 5:4: “Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.”

Psalm 100:4: “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”

Colossians 4:2: “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

Psalm 95:2: “Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.”

Psalm 34:1: “I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.”

Psalm 107:1: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Psalm 7:17: I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.

Ephesians 5:20: Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jonah 2:9: But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’

1 Chronicles 16:8: Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

How to Use Thanksgiving Bible Verses in Your Home

Use them as bible study prompts.

The Bible is filled with so many topical studies. When studying Thanksgiving-related Scriptures, you can use them to prompt an in-depth study of the marvelous works of God, especially through gratitude. Use a concordance to help cross-reference Scriptures to get an even bigger understanding of how much of the Word ties together.

Thanksgiving verses can be used for prayer.

I don’t know about you, but I’m not always grateful when I should be, which is why I should be in constant prayer for this area of my life. Using thankful bible verses that pertain particularly to being thankful can help in the areas we all need it most. Not to mention, there’s nothing better than praying the Word of God.

Thanksgiving Bible verses make great journal prompts.

If you like to keep a journal, the verses above will be great journal prompts for you and your children. They can be turned into questions that probe you to look within and see if and how you are walking that word out in your life. In return, they can then be used for prayer (as suggested before) for you and others.

Discuss what the Scriptures mean.

During your family bible study time, use the Thanksgiving bible verses to spark interesting conversations. Give each person an opportunity to read the scripture and discuss what it means to them or how they can better live that word out loud. You may be surprised by what comes of these talks.

Final Thoughts

Although these are Thanksgiving-related Scriptures, they can certainly be read, talked about, and highlight long after the Thanksgiving holiday has passed. As with all of God’s Word, it is profitable to study all the time, not just during a specific holiday. The Bible shows the glory of God, good things, the will of God, and just how great God is! What are YOUR favorite Thanksgiving Bible verses?

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