DCLM Sincere Milk 24 DECEMBER 2021 — Be Thankful!
DCLM Sincere Milk 24 DECEMBER 2021 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Be Thankful!
TOPIC: BE THANKFUL!
TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Key Verse: “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
MESSAGE:
To be thankful means to show gratitude for the benefits we have received. One fateful day, Tom went to play football instead of going to buy the newspaper his dad sent him, and he lost the money. When he got back home, his dad was angry and wanted to beat him, but his dad’s friend who was around pleaded with his dad to forgive him.
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Tom’s dad rebuked him and forgave him. Tom escaped the punishment which he deserved. He was very grateful and thanked his dad and his friend for forgiving him.
Some children don’t thank their parents for things they do for them. Unfortunately, they have extended this to God. They take God for granted. Sadly, others will only thank God when everything is good and refuse to thank God when things do not go the way they want it.
Jesus gave thanks to God when there were only two fishes and five loaves of bread to feed thousands of people, and God multiplied it.
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We are to thank God for all He is doing for us and praise Him for who He is. We must also thank Him for our salvation, for keeping us alive, for His daily provision and protection over us.
There are so many things to thank God for, and the Bible teaches us that we should always give thanks to God for all things. Are you thankful?
Prayer: Father, please give me a grateful heart in Jesus’ Name.
Further Reading: Ephesians 5:20
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
