Lay thanksgiving to heart

 

 

Text: Malachi 2:1-3 (KJV)                                                 

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.

Friends, we must make thanksgiving the bases of our actions and our attitudes by recognizing the goodness and sovereignty of God over us. It is a foundation that we must lay to build upon as it helps us to shape our intensions in any adventure. It is a command that we must hear and follow as a covenant. So, let us learn to give God all the glory so that he will not send us a curse that will corrupt our blessings and seeds.  Can you imagine God spreading dung on your faces, who then can take it away? Beloved ingratitude is a deadly curse, so we must flee from it. We should not mistake engracement for an achievement before we see disgracement. Deut 8:10-11 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day. I pray our thanksgiving shall not be seasonal or situational rather a long life of Christ in us.

Amazingly, let’s keep the right disposition in our hearts for a genuine life of gratitude. Therefore, we must beware of the dangers of ingratitude because it has enslaved many destinies. Hence, it is a debt we owe God. Psalm 103: 1-2 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. So, you can discipline your heart to praise God today. Remember, everything we are enjoying is by grace and we should avoid entitlement mentality as to appreciate God the more. I pray we shall not inflict ourselves with this self-curse by a life of ingratitude today in Jesus name

PRAYER POINT:

1. Father, humble us and help us not forget the source of our blessings in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE:  Remember, you are not self-made but grace sustained.