The Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving is and will always be a great spiritual act
Most often than not we might be too quick to list out things we want done
But have never really taken sufficient time to be thankful indeed
I was feeling terribly sick sometime last week and couldn’t eat for days as I trusted God for divine healing.
I was so weak that I wondered how I was even able to pray during our prayer meetings.
Now, here is my point a few days after I recovered and could eat a little
It suddenly dawned on me that, I’ve not really been thankful to God for divine health
So the more you focus on what you want God to do, sometimes you loose sight of the many things He has done
Be thankful,
Let the lifting up of your hands as evening sacrifice to God be a sacrifice of thanksgiving
You do it not because you feel like but because God deserves it irrespective of how you feel.
Ps.31.19 “Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee;
which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
Ps.140.13 “Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.”
The Act Of Spiritual Worship; The Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving
Sometimes, there is this thing that makes us wait until something
significant has been done before we raise incense of thanksgiving
I’ve been guilty many times, and so I go back to God and apologise for being ungrateful
The same way we raise incense of intercession, in the same vain we raise incense of thanksgiving
Infact, we might be going through a whole lot of hitches ranging from one or two to countless
An in the midst of the difficult moments, the tendencies is for us to keep silent; not give thanks; and then grumble
Well, once we loose sight of what God is doing, we will definitely grumble it’s only a matter of time
This shouldn’t be at all.
For the kingdom we have entered into is different; it is not of this world
It is characterized by a kind of life, a life of thanksgiving inclusive.
Rom.14.17 “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Anytime we find ourselves not tending towards righteousness, peace and joy, then something is overly wrong.
Ps.46.4 “There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
Consequently, when thanksgiving is absent in our engagement, it is a veritable sign of a disconnect.
The life of Thanksgiving is very organic, your words much match your actions as a proof of your intergrity
You don’t say thank you Jesus and behave as you want!!
The greatest proof of your thankfulness is your conformity to Christ any other thing is feigned
Many times, thanksgiving is a fine way to establish contact and fellowship with God
Also, during seasons of tests and temptations, it works like medicine
Emphatically, Thanksgiving is a life; a life every believer should live.
Where we are able to see things the way God sees it
Bringing us to the point where we will no longer explain our circumstances and experiences from the wrong limelight
We will be able to explain things through God’s lens and be able to think like God and consequently, respond as He would have.
In Thanksgiving, we are acknowledging who God is and the mighty works He has done too.
And so, God is delighted.
Thanksgiving aids us in the sustainability of God’s consciousness.
It helps us to glorify God in our words and actions too.
It is a weapons in the believer’s hand and if it is a weapon then God expects us to wield it as believers.
A Command; The Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is not necessarily something the believer can side line
It is a command.
It is too literal that a man who understands this is rarely brought down
Even when we do not see the things we are asking God for;
It is still our responsibility to give thanks.
For even the life that you are living are by His mercies.
Infact, that you are not living on the wrong side of prophecy is enough to give thanks
It’s an understanding, it’s a lifestyle, it’s a revelation, it’s a necessity and it is good
Therefore, if Thanksgiving is a command we simply follow suite
And understand that we don’t need the end of the year to thank God or for something good perhaps bad for thanksgiving.
And O yes, even though we didn’t see anything that’s if we really didn’t see anything as we supposed, what about the life you are living?
Ps.107.1 “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
A Heart Of Gratitude; The Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving
Many times, it is the heart that matters
Like my Father Apostle Edu would always say “ the matter of the heart is the heart of the matter”
If truly we are thankful our actions must first align with what is in our heart hence the need for the heart to be right
God has and will always place emphasis on the heart, it is what influences actions
In thanksgiving, let your mouth synch with your heart
For God is not mocked!!, thank God and really mean it
A heart posture of gratitude towards God. It draws God
If we are not truly thankful to God, we cannot even truly be thankful to man even if we say it.
Just like our foundation, it will be tested both in good and hard times
Of what sort it is; lip service or genuinity
Sometimes, I just feel it is entitlement mentality that makes us want God to fall down from heaven
even when we’ve not fallen on our face in thanksgiving
Be thankful! And mean it! Don’t be a hypocrite!
Conclusion
Thanksgiving is Sacrifice.
Thanksgiving is Worship.
God delights in it.
It gladdens God a lot when His people habitually live this life.
When our spiritual motions explode in deep gratitude and thanksgiving towards God, a greater access is always open.
This becomes a sign that God was pleased with us too.
It is even a way of acknowledging God, His works and His greatness too.
Thanksgiving is a weapon, oh believer let’s wield it!!
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