Power of Thanksgiving
'Let everything that has breath praise the Lord'. Psalms 150:6
Let us begin by apologising for the two months break, our Ministry has been very busy with a lot of things. Please accept our apologises.
Today we'll be looking at the Power that comes from giving thanks to the Lord. If we look at the Oxford dictionary we will see that Thanksgiving is defined as the expression of gratitude, especially to God.
As Christians we are instructed to give thanks in everything as 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says 'in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.' Some people seem to only give thanks to God when things are going great instead of praising Him all the time, through the hardships, happiness, challenges or joy etc... 1 Thessalonians 5:18 simply demonstrates to us that when we give thanks in all things, it provides us with the opportunity to prove our faith in God. Giving thanks to God will draw us nearer to Him and helps us to be engaged with Him, it also allows us to remove the focus from ourselves and place it on God which then provides room for the Holy Spirit to work in our lives.
These are some of the powerful things that Thanksgiving does:
1. When we give thanks to the Lord, it opens doors of opportunities to us.
2. It strengthens our faith and our dependence on God for provision, as it is written in Philippians 4:19 which says 'And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus'. Philippians 4:6 also let us know that we shouldn't 'Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.'
3. Giving thanks helps us in keeping our lives clear of darkness, deception etc, if we look at Romans 1:21 which says 'Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened'.
4. Brings us closer to God.
5. Thanksgiving has the power to bring great joy and break the power of the enemy. We can see this in John 11: 41 when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead by giving thanks. This brought joy and also broke the power of death (enemy) over Lazarus.
Brethren examine yourself, are you giving thanks to the Most High? Does he alone get all your praises? Is he your main focus? Do you praise Him in the good and the bad? We encourage you to reflect on your lives and to begin to make changes where changes are due. May God help you as you begin to do so. Amen.
Feel free to email us on dfgyouths@gmail.com
Follow us:
Facebook: DFG Youths
No comments:
Post a Comment