Every thing in life has its origin, and popose, that is why whatever you do, do it according to the it's popose or meaning that is the only way benefits will be attached to it, to whosoever that does it.
Thanksgiving for the first place is, An Appreciation given to someone who did something good for you, that is telling the person you are more than happy for what he or she has done for you, but at this case we are going to look at God and Man. And when it comes to this, we must know that, Thanksgiving is not for church, Thanksgiving is not for the Pastor, but it is between you and your God. You count bless God, or provide for Him. But God only can bless and the same time provides . All that God wants from us is acknowledge Him as our Father, and do that which a son sopose do,then you will see the benefits of honouring Him as a Father, in the Bible book of Jeremiah charpter number 32:27. And it says that , I am the God of all flesh is there anything too hard for Me, God is asking you and I. There is an adage that says, Appreciation is an application for more, that when you say thank you, for any little gift, you are simply applying for more from the person, and that is how it is between you and God, if you do it with a cheerful heart
When you look at what God said in the Bible book of Psalms, you will know that there is nothing will can really give to God, in Psalms charpter number (50:7-15), the Bible says that, Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Isreal and I will testify against you I am God, your God! I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me. I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goat out of your folds. For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beast of the field Mine. If I were hungry, I will not tell you, for the world is Mine and all its fullness. Will I eat the flesh bulls or drink the blood of goats? Offer to God Thanksgiving and pay your vow to the Most High. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. That is for you to know that for sure, that the earth is the Lord and the fullness thereof, including you, who is even claiming wether should I thank or not, so what you are giving to God is not even yours, it is just a token from what He has given you. He just want you to recognize the fact that, He is the provider.
The problem, why so many believers are struggling today is just because of this, many are inglorance of the fact that, whatever they have is not by their power, but they think, it is because of the level of their education or the connections they have with government or Noble men, not at all. The Bible says in the book of Ecclesiastes charpter number (3:14-15), and it says that, I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it. God does it that men should fear before Him. That which is has already been and what is to be has already been, And God requires an account of what is past. If God requires what has past, that means there is every tendency that, If you don't say thank you, for the past ones, there is no need asking for any other ones, but we are fund of that, that is just being in great If you have not thank God, don't ask or call at all, remember what He says that offer your Thanksgiving and pay your Vow, and then call upon Me in the day of trouble and I will deliver you, this is a covenant WORD that must not be toy with.
There is one thing I have understand in the Bible, that every great achievers we found there, are men and women, that thank God and make great sacrifices in all honesty without counting lost. There was a time in our local church, we took the discission, that for one month, no body should put offering, no tithe, no seed. Just come, after opening prayer we take the praise and worship, the choir ministration, we cheer the WORD of God, announcement, cheer the grace and go. The foolish ones, agreed but the wise ones says No, why, because they know the benefits of those tithes and offerings the Bible says in the book of Ecclesiaste charpter number (10-11), and it says that, Whatever your hands finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or knowledge or wisdom in the grave, where you are going. I returned and saw under the sun that-- the race is not to the Swift nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill but time and chance happen to them all. You can move God, with your Thanksgiving, you can attract God's attention with your Thanksgiving, you can see the face of God with your dangerous sacrifices, God says put Me to test.
If you must make it above equals in life cultivate the habit of sacrifice and a heart of Thanksgiving, in life, you must not play with sacrifice as a believer. In the Bible book of, the Bible says in the book of Hebrews charpter number (13:12-15), and it says that, Therefore Jesus also that He may sanctitlfy the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore let us go forth to Him outside the camp bearing His reproach, for here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. Therefore by Him, let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips, Giving thanks to His name. There is nothing like special prayer, but there is special sacrifice, in anything you do, thanking God is the altimate, if you have prayed and fasted nothing happened, turn to God in Thanksgiving and make some dangerous sacrifices, you will see the hand of God, in that situation, there is benefits in Thanksgiving, when you do it sincerely from your heart.
The Bible says in the book of John chapter number 3 : 16. The Bible says that For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life, if God to redeem you, can sacrifice, what of you who is redeemed by sacrifice. So many people are thanking God, and some are also paying sacrifices, but nothing is happening, why, because, you don't have to be forced, it had to come from your mind, one thing I always tell believers, that, you know yourself as I know my self, but one thing is certain, that God knows us more than we know our self. Even Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus, says I thank you Father for I know you have been hearing Me, before He could open His mouth to pray or call forth Lazarus, He Give thanks first, even when He know He is the only begotten son of the Father. What about when He multiply bread and fish to feed the multitude, the Bible says that, He lift the bread and the fish up and gave thanks. And gave the bread to his disciples, to distribute to the people, who were sitting.
Do you know that, to some of us who are sacrificing, we must do it without paciality and eye service, in the Bible book of Malachi chapter number (1:6-14), the Bible is telling us about the kinds of sacrifices we bring before God. And God is now asking this question to us that A son honors his father and a servant his master, if then I am your Father, where is My honour? And if I am your Master where is My reverence? Says the Lord of Host, to you priest who despise My name, yet you say in what way have we despised your name? You offer polluted food on My altar, and say in what way have we polluted the You? By saying, the table of the Lord is contemptible. Now think to your self, some of those things we say is for Thanksgiving, can we give them to our own local leaders, will they accept it from our hands. In verse number 14 the Bible says that. But cursed be the deciever who has in his flocks a male, and take a vow. But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King; says the Lord of hsot. And My name to be feared among the nations.
Your genuine sacrifices and Thanksgiving is your weapons for overflow of God's unlimited blessings and manifestations. In the Bible book of first Kings charpter number (3:3 & 4), the Bible says that, And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the status of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned insense at the high places. Now the King went to Gibeon to sacrifice there for that was the great high place; Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that Altar. That was the kind of sacrifice and offerings the Lord is demanding from you and I, the sacrifice that can make God to give us open cheque By asking us, Son, what do you want. God is still waiting for the Solomon and David of our time. Thank you for reading this my aticle God bless you.
