Text: Daniel 2:23 (KJV)
I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
There is one thing which is the right thing to do in a seasons like this, and that is giving thanks to God and celebrating his loving kindness. Friends, that we are standing today is enough evidence to say thank you Jesus. Many at times, people think or say to themselves, “I will thank Him later”, but we should form the habit of thanking Him the moment we open our eyes of a daily bases. I do not mean prayer, but I mean saying the statement “God, thank you” and it can be countless with a genuine and sincere heart; I mean from the bottom of our heart, after this statement has been said, then prayer can follow. The truth is, God is so merciful, and He is always by our side in every phase of life and battles. This great and mighty God does not sleep or slumber. He literally does not close His eyes for a millisecond. Psalms 121:4- Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. We are surrounded by a lot of good things in our lives and we need to be grateful for that because He is the originator of all good and perfect things that we are enjoying today and so many that are yet to unfold but on the pipeline. James 1:17- Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
The mistakes people make in our world of today are: firstly, we undervalue the act of God and take them as our right without counting them as a privilege and then basically term them as “little”. But the truth is we cannot create any, and it is evident that it is not by our efforts, so we should give praise and thank God to whom praise is due. John 15:5b- For without me ye can do nothing. The other mistake is that we generalize thanks. God does innumerable blessings, and they are done one by one and not in a group, so we are meant to thank Him for those single blessings. Be very specific and international in thanking God because most times we under appreciate Him. Psalms 103:2- Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. We are meant to recollect and count all our benefits and not only asking God for more because when you think more you will thank more. Let us learn to also thank Him for the blessings and those mouth watering testimonies one by one. All we just need to do is to think and thank Him again at any moment you reflect about God’s goodness. Remember, we are enjoying His mercies today, and it is not by our merit, so we should make it a ritual or a lifestyle of thanking God at all times. Amazingly, when things are not going well, let us thank God, because in your thanking Him, that your situation will change to good. 1 Thessalonians 5:18a- In everything give thanks.
PRAYER POINTS:
1.Oh Lord, please help us to see the hand of God as to thank God better in Jesus name daily.
2. Father, may I live a life of gratitude at all times, not only when I see a new thing, in Jesus name.
ACTION QUOTE: Ask yourself, am I owing God thanks for his goodness or just making new request?
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