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Wednesday

10 Bible Verses of Encouragement about Thanksgiving


We all need encouragement and the best place to go is to the Bible.

In this blog Post I have tried to gather some Bible passages or Bible verses which will encourage about Thanksgiving








I do believe that we should not just grab a verse and read it on its own but we should always lift our bibles and read a passage of scripture to make sure that we know the real meaning and context of each of the verses we are putting our trust in. 

I pray that you will do the same and only use this list to guide you as to where you may find help.



So here are 10 Bible verses or short passages for us to read and consider about Thanksgiving




1.   Colossians 3 v 16 - 17    

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

And whatever you do in word or deed do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the Father through Him”







Such a great 2 verses that cover thankfulness within us and then that thankfulness flowing out to God. 




2.   1 Thessalonians 5 v 16 - 18
 
Rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing, 

in everything give thanks; 

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.








This passage is brief and to the point with 3 exhortations to us about things we should do and look it has always been God's will for us to be thankful in everything!





3.   Ephesians 5 v 20 

 giving thanks always and for everything to God


 




Just in case we didn't get the full message in the previous verse this one points out the always as well as in everything - no excuses!





4.   Colossians 2 v 6 - 7

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

 






When we are following Jesus thanksgiving is very important because it part of the process of walking with Him and in faith.





5.   Jonah 2 v 9   


But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving;

  I will pay what I have vowed.   

Salvation is of the Lord.








Sacrifice may be hard for us but we are still instructed to remain thankful in this act of obedience.




6.   1 Chronicles 16 v 34


Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; 
for His steadfast love endures forever!






His goodness to us and His love for us should always be on our minds and we must be forever thankful to God for these great attributes.



7.   Philippians 1 v 3 - 4

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,  always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy.




We don't just have to thank God for all His attributes but we must remember to thank Him for the others we have along side us in our Christian Walk?





8.   Philippians 4 v 6 - 7


"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." 

 





So often we can get caught up with the needs of ourselves, family, friends, church and others that we forget to thank God in our prayers but they must not centre around petitions all the time but rather on God and how He is faithful to answer our prayers.





9.   Colossians 3 v 15

"Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." 




 


Allowing God to give us His peace and rest should bring thankful expressions from us.









10.   2 Corinthians 9 v 15



"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!"







We have so many things to be thankful to God for but we must never forget that the greatest of these is the Gift of His Son the Lord Jesus Christ to die in our place.












Sunday

Pondering the Psalms - Psalm 50


Each Sunday I am going to choose a Psalm and write down some brief thoughts on  it.


Today I'm looking at Psalm 50







I have picked out just a few of the verses to dwell on:


V. 5
When we became Christians we entered into a covenant with God through the sacrifice of Jesus and so we should be coming to Him remembering that He expects us to make sacrifices for Him.


V. 7
God wants His people to listen to Him because He is their God.


V. 14
The main sacrifice He desires of us is Thanksgiving.


V. 15
He wants to be glorified through us His people as others will see how He helps us.







V. 16-22
God speaks in a contrasting way to the wicked, He has not been blind to their ways.


V. 23
We are not honouring God when we do not come with thanksgiving in our hearts.
We must all put our life in order and then we will be able to glorify God, so we must come with praise & thanksgiving at all times.








There are two main aspects of our lives that are highlighted in this Psalm in verses 15 and 23.


Prayer   
God tells us to call on Him in our time of trouble so we shouldn't feel bad using this type of emergency prayer.
God will deliver us - it is a promise!   What if we hadn't called on Him?

We shall glorify Him by:
  • Turning to Him
  • The way He answers our cry of help
  • The faith built up in our hearts through this experience.


Praise   
Obviously if we are complaining we have not got a heart of Praise and we are being disobedient to God and will not be able to bring Him glory.
Praise & Thanksgiving will also open us up being used more by God.


God wants more Prayer & Praise in our lives.

I am reminded here again of man's chief end 

or 

as we like to say these days "our purpose"

which is 

to Glorify God and Enjoy Him forever.