DCLM Higher Everyday 25 February 2023 — Giving thanks to God
DCLM Higher Everyday 25 February 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Giving thanks to God
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TOPIC: GIVING THANKS TO GOD.
TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:19-21
20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
KEY VERSE: “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ” (EPHESIANS 5:20).
MESSAGE:
Sometimes thanksgiving may be flattery or intended to get a favor from a king, or any other individual. One thing is clear, a sincere compliment is expressed in acknowledgment of a person’s greatness and impeccable personality.
In our text, believers are encouraged to speak to one another in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs. Equally, they were exhorted or instructed to sing and make melodies to the Lord, in appreciation of Him. Believers are expected to express gratitude to God for all they have received from Him and remain submissive. As we thank God, either in congregational worship or during our personal devotion, we must do it with an understanding of who God is: His greatness and majesty as the King of kings. Thank Him in a heart-felt and God-honouring manner.
QUOTE: Express gratitude to God
CHALLENGE: Develop the right attitude of thanksgiving.
PRAYER FOR TODAY: Lord, give me a thankful heart.
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)
