One day a farmer, who was also a Christian, spent the day shopping in the city. At lunchtime, he entered a restaurant and sat down near some young men who happened to not care much for religion. When the farmer’s meal was served, he bowed his head and silently gave thanks for the food.

One of the young men thought he would have some fun with the farmer and said in a loud voice, “Hey, pop, does everyone do that where you come from?”

The old farmer looked at him with deep sincerity and said, “Nope, son, the pigs don’t.”

The Bible says, “For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer” (1 Tim. 4:4,5).

Do you daily receive food and other blessings from God? Every good gift comes from God (James 1:17). We should express our thanks daily in prayer and by the way we live!