GIVE THANKS

Scripture: Matthew 15:32-39

 “And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave them to his disciples and the disciples to the multitude” Matthew 15:36 (KJV)

Thanksgiving is a very powerful tool in the arsenal of Ta Christian. A heart of profound gratitude to God for what he has done and will do creates an atmosphere for answers to prayers (Phillipians 4:6b).

Jesus demonstrated the power of thanksgiving when he fed thousands of people with five loaves of bread and some fish.
Some of the greatest miracles Jesus wrought were done on the grounds of thanksgiving. Lazarus rose from the dead after Jesus gave thanks to the Father and he did the same when his disciples confronted him with the challenges of feeding the multitude (v36). He simply gave thanks and thousands of hungry men, women and children were fed with 12 basketful of left-overs.

Have you become so weighed down by the challenges of life that you have overlooked God’s command to you to give thanks no matter what (Ephesians 5:20)? Complaining about your circumstances is also not a solution to them. Thanksgiving is the anti-dote to every misery, it can bring every seemingly dead situation back to life. While it may seem that the door of breakthrough remains closed to you, refuse to give in to the misery and dejection that your circumstance calls for. Give thanks to God in the hallway of waiting and in time, your answer will be delivered to you.

REMEMBER TO ATTEND: MAP Meeting (Home Fellowship) tomorrow.

PRAYER:  Lord, thank you for all you have done for me. Help me to live a life of thanksgiving in Jesus name.

FAITH BYTE: In all situations, I give God thanks always.