GIVE THANKS

GIVE THANKS Psalms 107: 1-2

Today is Thanksgiving Sunday. It is good to give thanks to the Lord. The first person to teach the people to give thanks was Moses. He is the first person / man of God to teach his people how to sacrifice. He taught the way God taught him.

The Christian songs that we sing in church has always something to thank God for. The very little thank you that we do for God must be performed and said with a heart of gratitude. Leviticus 22:29 - When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.It is not by force but it must be done with a free will heart.

In a spirit filled church, we can preach / listen to the Word of God. Some are seen to be on fire during praise and worship. But behind it all, it must be done with a gratified heart. When we offer praises to God, we are actually building an alter of offering, an alter of sacrifice, an alter of thanksgiving. Our altar should get bigger and bigger each day. We are to grow in our thanksgiving because each day our gratitude becomes greater to Jesus. We have so much in accumulation to thank Him for His goodness.

On this day of Thanksgiving, many have placed gifts at the altar. God will surely reward you for your gratitude. No matter how much we spend for God, God will give us double fold because He is the provider and richer than any of the richest man in the world. Your gifts and sacrifices He appreciates. He is not a man to forget what you have said or done for Him. People may forget your 'thank you's but not Jesus. Yet Jesus looks at your heart. He studies the sincerity of your "thank you"s to Him.

Psalms 107:22 - Today remember all those little sickness that Jesus healed. You may have taken medicine from the doctor but it was the prayer that healed you. Medicine too have no power, if Jesus did not will it to work. There are many who fall sick and never see a daylight. But when you ate medicine, you were healed - THATS JESUS! You have so much to thank Him for His works in your life. Psalm 69:30-31

In John 11:41, before Jesus healed Lazarus, He gave thanks to the Father first. It is so important to say thank you - to be gratified. If you had a friend who never said thank you, or remembered your kindness, or never appreciated you for all that you have done, would you want to do much for him / her? instead you would be glad to give as much as you can for someone who thanks you from his/her heart for a small gift that you have presented. It is the same with God. The relationship between man to man and man to God does not defer much. Our feelings are the same as God's. In Genesis it is said that God created man in His own image. We are like God in feelings.

Exodus 23:25-26 - Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.

In Psalm 6:5, King David says "No one remembers You when he is dead. Who praises You from the grave?" Only when you are alive you can praise God. Only living things praise God. You are God's handmade. So praise Jesus when you are alive and still have the time. Use the time you have today to praise God and receive His unmatchable blessing.

May God bless you...