Who are we Thanking?

In one week most people will be either traveling somewhere or getting ready for family or friends to arrive so that they can celebrate "Thanksgiving". But what should we be thankful for? Of course we need to thank God for the food, a house to shelter us from the elements, cloths to keep us warm and freedom to celebrate the holiday as we see fit. Many will be thankful for football (and thankful that we have a football season), sports, cars, entertainment, technology, toys (both big people toys and little people toys). The list of things to be thankful for is endless and it isn't wrong to be thankful for these thing because God is responsible for allowing us to have them. As Christians we need to be thankful for the Bible, Salvation, a Church family and the Freedom to worship as we please. In the midst of all this thanking we often forget who we are thanking. It the LORD God, Jehovah, YHWH! This is the Creator of Heaven and Earth. We often just say "Thank you God" or "Thank you Jesus" but he is much more than just "God" or just "Jesus" he is our Advocate, Almighty, Alpha and Omega, Angel of the Lord, Anointed One, Author and Perfecter of our Faith, Beginning and the End, Bishop of Souls, Bread of Life, Bridegroom, Carpenter, Chief Shepherd, The Christ, Comforter, Consolation of Israel, Cornerstone, Dayspring, Day Star, Deliverer, Desire of Nations, Emmanuel, Everlasting Father, Faithful and True Witness, First Fruits, Foundation, Fountain of Life, Friend of Sinners, Gate for the Sheep, Gift of God, Glory of God, The Good Shepherd, Governor, Great Shepherd, Guide, Head of the Church, High Priest, Holy One of Israel, Horn of Salvation, I Am, Jehovah, Jesus, King of Israel, King of Kings, Lamb of God, Last Adam, The Life, Light of the World, Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Lord of Lords, LORD, Master, Mediator, Messiah, Mighty God, Morning Star, Nazarene, Passover Lamb, Great Physician, Potentate, Prince of Peace, Prophet, Propitiation, Purifier, Rabbi, Ransom, Redeemer, Refiner, Refuge, Resurrection, Righteousness, Rock, Root of David, Rose of Sharon, Ruler of God's Creation, Sacrifice, Savior, Second Adam, Seed of Abraham, Seed of David, Seed of the Woman, Servant, Shepherd, Shiloh, Son of David, Son of God, Son of Man, Son of Mary, Son of the Most High, Stone Which the Builders Rejected, Sun of Righteousness, Teacher, Truth, Way, Wonderful Counselor, Word, Vine, YHWH.
These are the names of our God whom we thank this year. We have an Awesome God and we would do well to remember who he is this year.