POWER OF THANKSGIVING – A LIFE OF THANKSGIVING

POWER OF THANKSGIVING – A LIFE OF THANKSGIVING

MONTHLY THEME: JESUS MY DEFENCE

THEME SCRIPTURE:
Psalms 59:17 KJV
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

Psalm 95:2
2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Isaiah 51:3
King James Version
3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Psalm 116:17
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

Colossians 4:2
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

Revelations 7:11,12
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

KEY NOTES:

1.Thanksgiving is the access key to dwelling in God’s Presence

Thanksgiving is an act of worship, an element of humility

Prideful people are unthankful

2.Thanksgiving causes us to live the original life of abundance like in Eden (Isaiah 51:3)

Isaiah 51:3
3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Thanksgiving is an expression of gratitude for God’s goodness

Thanksgiving is an expression of contentment

3.God dwells in thanksgiving (Rev 7:11-12)

It is impossible to live as a believer outside thanksgiving

Revelations 7:11,12
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

4. God dwells in thanksgiving (Rev 7:11-12)

Our lives must be full of thanksgiving

Our lives must be sacrifices of thanksgiving

Revelations 7:11,12
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 1

Thank God for revelation from His Word

Prayer 2

Ask for forgiveness for any time you have not been content about God’s provision

Prayer 3

Ask God for the Grace to live a life of thankfulness and gratitude

POWER OF THANKSGIVING – A LIFE OF THANKSGIVING