"Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good:
because His mercy endureth for ever." Psalm 118:1
"Thank
you" is so simple a phrase yet so powerful. Unfortunately, many Christians
have deleted this word from their dictionary. I pray that the Lord will
minister to whosoever reads this and restore the attitude of gratitude that
becometh saints.
There is a Yoruba
adage that says "he who is thankful for the good done yesterday will no
doubt receive another" and I quite agree. As christians, we should
cultivate the habit of thanking God even for little things. The bible says in
the book of Psalm chapter 103 verses
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.
THANK HIM FOR
KEEPING YOU ALIVE
You wake up in the
morning.
You open those eyes
of yours.
You can move your
legs and arms.
It's not your alarm
that woke you up (please keep that in mind).
Do you know the
arrows God averted for you when you were snoring?
Do you know the
demons that the spirit of the Lord raised up a standard against while you were
drooling?
Do you know the
enemies that God scattered their gathering for your sake while you were deep in
dreamland?
Yet, with the excuse
that you are late and wouldn’t want your boss, lecturer, master e.t.c to be
mad, you nonchalantly jump out of bed ignoring the God who did not sleep cos He
was watching over you.
He is the one who
owns your life and can take it back any moment He wishes to. Rise out of your
bed with a heart of gratitude and commune with Him.
THANK HIM FOR SAFE
JOURNEY
The roads that we
ply on is the same some people ply and they are no more. In case we are
unaware, there are evil spirits assigned to take people's lives through
accidents. It is only by the mercies of God that we are alive today.
THANK HIM FOR HEALTH
Once in a while we
should have an excursion to the Hospital to see just how good God has been to
us and how ungrateful we are. I guess the outbreak of this corona virus
pandemic should be enough to teach us how to do that.
THANK HIM FOR
ANSWERS TO PRAYERS
This is the one that
almost all christians neglect. We should not just be prayer warriors but praise
warriors. Let us learn to give thanks to God for answered prayers. You can't
expect to get milk from a cow that you don’t feed. Thank God that God is not
dependent on us - if God is dependent on how well we give Him praise to
survive, I am so sure that our God would have died of hunger.
All we know how to
do is to just ask, ask, ask… and if there is a slight delay or if God says no
or if we compare our state with those we feel are better off than us, we start
to grumble, complain, murmur. This must end. We should quit bugging God with what
we want and start giving Him what He wants.
Thank you Lord. That's all I have to say. I'm so grateful for your mighty doings towards me. I will not forget. I will not be an ingrate.
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