Thank You
Offering God thanksgiving in the midst of trouble-WHY you ask?
Psalm 50:14-15 Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.
*There’s the Divine way out of trouble!!
You’re in the midst of trouble, pressures are against you, and you don’t see any way out. But there is a way up, a way to God:
“Sacrifice thank offerings.”
That sounds senseless, doesn’t it?
In the midst of all the pressures and the trouble, stop worrying and start thanking God.
Lift your voice in thanksgiving to God. Offer Him an offering of thanksgiving.
Something that costs you something, something that goes against the grain, but it’s a sacrifice acceptable to God.
And God says, “When you offer Me that sacrifice of your thankfulness in the midst of all the trouble, then I’ll intervene on your behalf. I will deliver you and you will honor Me.”
God is waiting to deliver, but the way that He wants us to prepare for His deliverance is to offer Him thank offerings right in the midst of the trouble.
In the last verse of the same psalm He says this, “He who sacrifices thank offerings honors Me and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God.”
**You see, when you offer God thanksgiving in the midst of trouble, that’s the “Purest Expression of Faith” that you can make.
**And when you offer Him that thanksgiving you prepare the way in your Life, in your Heart, that God may show you HIS salvation, that God may come to your Rescue.
Lose Self and let God!
“Losing self” doesn’t mean becoming a mindless robot. It means setting aside thoughts, emotions, and desires that are contrary to God’s so He can transform us into His Image.
“…lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit…and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.”Ephesians 4:22-24
The Mystery of Gratitude
*.. It is grace that makes great. We are where we are today by the grace of God.
*.. When gratitude becomes your lifestyle, you scale higher altitude daily.
*.. You cant be grateful and not be joyful. Thanksgiving is access to His presence.
***Benefits of Thanksgiving
1. Access to His presence.
2. Access to Divine strength.
3. Access to fresh oil. Thanks givers never run oil-dry.
.. God take over your battle when you give thanks.
4. Access to Supernatural Liftings.
5. Access to Supernatural Fruitfulness.
*.. Where you are today is by grace.
*.. Gratitude makes you a Victor but, complaints makes you a victim.
Psalms 136:1 Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal. 2 Give thanks to the greatest of all gods; his love is eternal.
3 Give thanks to the mightiest of all lords; his love is eternal.
The love of the God I serve endures
forever. No one can give so much endless love. I just want to thank God for his enduring love! Pray with me.
Lord, Thank you for choosing me before I could chose you, thank you for the nail pierced hands ALL because of MY Addiction to Sin. Thank you that you knew me before I was born, thank you that you and no one else formed me in my mothers womb, thank you that no weapon formed against me shall prosper, thank you for the plans to prosper me and not to harm me, thank you for staying the same today,tomorrow and forever, thank you that you are a father to the fatherless, a teacher, a healer, provider, deliverer, my pillar of strength. Thank you God for everything you have blessed me with. Thank you JESUS! Help me to be more thankful and share and encourage others with Your great news in that You Loved us and called us by Name.
Yes Lord it’s ALL about You and Your love. “His love endures forever.” Help me Lord so I Don’t use Your love and forgiveness as license to lead a sloppy life – Your love is huge, and demands a genuine response from me. Lord thank You for showing me- I can’t accept Your forgiveness on one hand, then go lead whatever life I choose on the other – if I really understand the magnitude of Your love, I’ll want to respond with thankfulness to You Lord. Help me be more like Jesus!
When Jesus was asked which was the greatest commandment, He said “love God, and love others as you love yourself. All the rest of the law and the prophets hang on these.” It’s not about living according to the law, it’s about Giving Everything You Have IN Response to God’s Love. Amen