Ezekiel 16:22

Hast not remembered. Israel is here charged with the sin of base ingratitude. The nation had enjoyed every privilege and had been exalted to heaven in its advantages. God had overlooked nothing that would help to assure its success. Through an earlier prophet He had declared, “What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?” (Isaiah 5:4).

The Bible is replete with other instances of ingratitude. Crowning the list is Adam’s gross example of ungratefulness. He, too, possessed every advantage. How he, a holy being, could become so unappreciative as to transgress against the God who had planned only for his good, will remain forever a mystery. Human history will close with a record of ingratitude. In the last days men will be “unthankful” (2 Timothy 3:1-5). Christians should beware lest they become too sparing in giving thanks. A far greater proportion of their prayers ought to be devoted to praising Him from whom all blessings flow.