Lk 17:15-16 (NKJV)And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.The story of ten lepers who were healed by the Lord Jesus demonstrates the impotence of giving thanks unto the Lord. Ten lepers were healed but only one came back to give thanks to Jesus in appreciation if his healing. The others did not find it necessary to come and thank the Lord.One very important duty of a Christian is to give thanks to God for what he does for us.
1Chr 16:8 (NKJV)Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
There are four elements of true thanksgiving:
(1) remembering what God has done, (2) telling others about it, (3) showing God’s glory to others, and (4) offering gifts of self, time, and resources.
If you are truly thankful, your life will show it.God warns us that in the last days people will be unthankful, boastful, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. This describes the prevailing attitude among Christians today.
2Ti 3:2 (NKJV)For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.
Do you take time to thank God always in your life? Do you appreciate Him for his blessings in your life? Being thankful is an attitude of the heart- it comes from deep inside a person. Change your mind set and attitude of your heart to become a thankful person. Never forget to thank Him.
If you find you cannot be thankful, you are taking too many things for granted. You have made a wrong assumption that you deserved everything you have. Refuse to take the Lord for granted or His name in vain. Reject this perverse ungrateful spirit in the world today where people make demands for a welfare state where everything is provided free to every citizen.
Have you noticed that when you thank someone for what they have done you encourage them to do more -for you. When you thank God you are preparing yourself for more blessings. There is so much to thank God for your life, your health, family, husband, wife, children, your job, etc.
Thank God for even things people take for granted such as clothing, food, shelter, loved ones. When you see a blind man you will begin to appreciate God’s gift of sight, when you see a cripple in a wheelchair, you learn to appreciate God for the gift of legs.
Thanksgiving is the beginning of praise and worship, which in turn brings the presence of God in your life. Do not be fooled God hears every word thanking Him for His mighty deeds. If you have had the experience of helping someone and they did not thank you then you will know what I mean. You will be less inclined to give them anything else again in future.
When you are unthankful you stop God blessing your life. You deny yourself future blessings. Failure to give thanks is a sign that you despise your gifts. You are saying my gift is not good enough. Don’t discourage God by your unthankfulness. Change your attitude today start to be thankful even for the small mundane things in life. You will begin to see God doing bigger things in your life.
You will notice a big change in year life. God is not mocked even in the area of thanksgiving.
GIVE THANKS UNTO TO THE LORD ALWAYS AND YOU WILL SEE BLESSINGS COMING TO YOU!
Stanley Zengeya.
1Chr 16:8 (NKJV)Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
There are four elements of true thanksgiving:
(1) remembering what God has done, (2) telling others about it, (3) showing God’s glory to others, and (4) offering gifts of self, time, and resources.
If you are truly thankful, your life will show it.God warns us that in the last days people will be unthankful, boastful, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. This describes the prevailing attitude among Christians today.
2Ti 3:2 (NKJV)For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.
Do you take time to thank God always in your life? Do you appreciate Him for his blessings in your life? Being thankful is an attitude of the heart- it comes from deep inside a person. Change your mind set and attitude of your heart to become a thankful person. Never forget to thank Him.
If you find you cannot be thankful, you are taking too many things for granted. You have made a wrong assumption that you deserved everything you have. Refuse to take the Lord for granted or His name in vain. Reject this perverse ungrateful spirit in the world today where people make demands for a welfare state where everything is provided free to every citizen.
Have you noticed that when you thank someone for what they have done you encourage them to do more -for you. When you thank God you are preparing yourself for more blessings. There is so much to thank God for your life, your health, family, husband, wife, children, your job, etc.
Thank God for even things people take for granted such as clothing, food, shelter, loved ones. When you see a blind man you will begin to appreciate God’s gift of sight, when you see a cripple in a wheelchair, you learn to appreciate God for the gift of legs.
Thanksgiving is the beginning of praise and worship, which in turn brings the presence of God in your life. Do not be fooled God hears every word thanking Him for His mighty deeds. If you have had the experience of helping someone and they did not thank you then you will know what I mean. You will be less inclined to give them anything else again in future.
When you are unthankful you stop God blessing your life. You deny yourself future blessings. Failure to give thanks is a sign that you despise your gifts. You are saying my gift is not good enough. Don’t discourage God by your unthankfulness. Change your attitude today start to be thankful even for the small mundane things in life. You will begin to see God doing bigger things in your life.
You will notice a big change in year life. God is not mocked even in the area of thanksgiving.
GIVE THANKS UNTO TO THE LORD ALWAYS AND YOU WILL SEE BLESSINGS COMING TO YOU!
Stanley Zengeya.
I was so inspired by this that i decided to post it on this blog. God is doing so many things in our lives but we have not been thankful for anything.
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God loves us so much that he gave his only begotten son. That is more than we can thank for. Whilst we were still drowning in sin, he sent a saviour to pull us out....
We ought to thank God for every tiny little thing we have for nothing that is, was made without him.
So to God be the Glory.
Lets praise God forevermore.
God Bless you All