As a believer, thanksgiving ought to be a lifestyle. Thanklessness is a crime against self ~ Daniel 4: 30 - 33 KJV. Read: Psalm 34: 1 – 8 KJV
What happens when you give thanks?
- We become entitled to obtain every promise of God ~1 Thessalonians 5: 18: Hebrews 10: 36; 1 John 5: 14 KJV.
- Thanksgiving facilitates return on our labour in the kingdom of God and in our life. There is a connection between your utterances and the works of your hands ~ 1 Corinthians 10: 10 TPT; Proverbs 12: 14 NIV; Hebrews 13: 15 NKJV.
- When we give thanks access is granted us to revelation that changes us from glory to glory ~ Galatians 2: 2; 2 Corinthians 11: 7 KJV; Psalm 16: 11 NKJV. Thanksgiving is the key to the presence of God and through it you will be shown the path of life. How thankful was Apostle Paul? Read; 1 Thessalonians 5: 17; Philippians 4: 6 KJV; Colossians 3: 15 NKJV; 2 Corinthians 9: 15; 1 Corinthians 1: 4; 1 Timothy 4: 4 KJV. The more thankful you are the more insightful you are ~ John 5: 6; John 6: 6 KJV.
- Thanksgivers are never weak because strength and vitality are their lot ~ Psalm 84: 7; Psalm 100: 4 KJV.
Thanksgiving made giants in scriptures
- Father Abraham ‘The Great: Genesis 19:17 KJV; Genesis 22:5 AMP; Romans 4: 18-20 KJV. You cannot be sold out to thanksgiving and you die in obscurity.
- 2. Moses ‘The greatest prophet that ever lived on earth’ ~ Exodus 15: 1 – 27; Deuteronomy 31: 22; Deuteronomy 32: 44 KJV. Proud people are not humble people ~ Daniel 4: 30 TPT (The meeker you are the higher you go in life ~ Matthew 5: 5 KJV).
- Paul the Apostle ‘Paul the greatest of the entire Apostles’. He started with thanksgiving in all his Epistles e.g Titus, Philemon 1 & 2 Corinthians, Philippians. The secret of great men is in their stories ~ Hebrews 6: 12 TPT.
What is the secret to a thankful lifestyle?
- Be intentional with your thanksgiving. Do not be in a hurry while praying to God ~ Psalm 22: 3; Acts 16: 25 KJV.
- Purpose to make your thanksgiving unconditional. Thank God for what you do not have i.e. an empty bank account.
- Thank Him for the things that are still lacking and missing in your life. Thanksgiving pays, restores with compensation and is the perfect will of God for your life ~ 1 John 5: 14 NLT. Therefore, purpose to live a life of thanksgiving.
Second Service
Reading: Psalm 92: 1 – 8 KJV
Examples of thankless Characters in Scriptures
- King Herod ~ Acts 12: 21-23 MSG. There could be modern day Herods; and all their achievements is their expertise and excellency. Read 1 Corinthians 4: 7 KJV| Hebrews 3: 4 KJV. It shows that pomposity and arrogance takes you nowhere in life.
How forceful is thanksgiving?
- The more thankful you are, the less your prayer becomes. As you keep thanking God, He takes charge of what others have been interceding for ~ James 4: 3 KJV. Prayer can be done in error but Thanksgiving can never be done in error. Thanksgiving can be attractive to God any day any time ~ Acts 16: 25; Psalm 22: 3 KJV. Those who are thankful are boastful in God and those who thank have their destinies boosted by God.
- Thanksgiving triggers the supernatural naturally. To be ever thankful is to be ever anointed. Intense thanksgivings will always results into intense acceleration.
- When we give thanks the light of God comes down ~ John 1: 5; Genesis 1: 1 – 3; Acts 12: 5 KJV; Acts 12: 7 NLT. Light come to dispel darkness; for more revelation engage in appreciation.
Thanksgiving made giants in Scripture
- Joseph ~ Genesis 41: 15 – 16 MSG. Joseph did not compete with God in glory “Not I, but God.
- Daniel ~ Daniel 2: 19 MSG/ TPT; Daniel 5: 25 – 27 KJV
Therefore:
- Thanksgiving should be the beginning (Alpha) and the conclusion (Omega) of your every prayer.
- If it appears something is dying, give thanks to God for it because thanksgiving is the power of resurrection. “Nothing dies with thanksgiving”, thanksgiving is a life carrier ~ 11 Kings 4: 26 KJ Proverbs 12: 14 NIV; Hebrews 13: 13 NKJV