FAITH CAPSULE: Be giving thanks to God for all things to work together for good to the glory of God.
Psalm 136, Luke 11:38-44
Thinking thanks is not same as giving thanks. Think about it. Are you thinking thanks or you are giving thanks to God? God does not owe us anything but we owe Him all thanks giving for His every moment of mercy over every man. Are you one that can count how many thanks has been offered to God today? If one is able to count the number of thanks offered to God today definitely there is shortage of giving thanks to God. One that is short of giving thanks to God is not praising God enough. Thanking God is praising God. Psalm 150:6 stated, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” The word of the psalmist is worthy to learn the need not to stop thanking God when there is life. Think about it, if thanking God at every breath will give life in the situation of life and death, man will make the choice of giving thanks to God at every breath of life.
Do you have any reason to be giving God a non-stop thanksgiving? Today, let thanks giving to God become a way of life. God alone is worth of thanks giving for His mercy. Psalm 136:1-3 gave a non-stop thanks to God, “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever.” With thanks giving, God cannot be acknowledged enough for His unmeasurable goodness to man. His mercy is uncountable. Psalm 136:26 also declared thanks giving stating, “Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.”
Two things that are certain to gain when thanking God becomes a way of living life are:
First, give thanks to God for all things, in all things and all things will work together for good.
Bible says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) Having mind of Romans 8:28, be a doer of the word of Ephesians 5:20 as it is written, “…giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Secondly, God performs in prayer but He perfects in thanks giving.
At the cave of Lazarus, Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me…” Jesus thanked God because He knew that God always hears Him before He delivers answer.
How is your thanks giving to God?
Prayer for today: Ask from God today for a thanks giving heart at all time for all things.