Thanksgiving Message November 21, 2015
As Thanksgiving draws upon us this year, we
should think deeply of all the Blessings He has given us this past year and
thank Him for them.
As our family gathers together for
Thanksgiving, we would form a large circle, hold hands, say what Blessings we
had this last year. Then have the prayer.
I like to look at what the Word says about
Thanksgiving.
Hebrew:
to-daw'
From H3034; properly an extension
of the hand, that is, (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration;
specifically a choir of worshippers: - confession, (sacrifice of)
praise, thanks (-giving, offering).
Total KJV occurrences: 32
Greek:
eucharistia
yoo-khar-is-tee'-ah
From G2170; gratitude; actually grateful language
(to God, as an act of worship): - thankfulness, (giving of) thanks (-giving).
Total KJV occurrences: 15
We know comfortable living often produces
weak character.
Without the attitude of Thanksgiving, we will
start to have the attitude of Ingratitude, Really which is a tragic thing, that
Satan wants for us.
Thanksgiving attitude and words glorifies
God.
Expression of gratitude for blessings
received;
Leviticus 7:12
If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the
sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers
anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil.
Leviticus 7:13
Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread
with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering.
Leviticus 22:29
And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, offer it
of your own free will.
Nehemiah 11:17
Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the
leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second
among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun.
Always begin with prayer
Nehemiah 12:8
Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah,
Judah, and Mattaniah who led the thanksgiving psalms, he
and his brethren.
Nehemiah 12:31
So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two
large thanksgiving choirs. One went to the right hand on the wall toward
the Refuse Gate.
Nehemiah 12:38
The other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was
behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the Tower of the
Ovens as far as the Broad Wall,
Nehemiah 12:40
So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and
the half of the rulers with me;
Nehemiah 12:46
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of
the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Psalms 26:7
That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your
wondrous works.
literally, “that I may cause to be heard;”
that is, that I may make known to others. The idea is, that he would make known
to others what he had learned from God; or that He would make known to them the
delights of His service, and seek to win them to His worship. This he would do
with a thankful remembrance of the favors which he had himself enjoyed, or as
an expression of his gratitude for the mercies which had been conferred on him.
As expressive of his gratitude to God, he would endeavor to win others also to
His service.
Psalms 50:14
Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
Psalms 69:30
I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
With thanksgiving - use expressions of thanks to make his name more widely known.
Psalms 95:2
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully
to Him with psalms.
With thanksgiving - Expressing our thanks.
Psalms 100:1
A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you
lands!
Psalms 100:1-5 A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Make a joyful
shout to the LORD, all you lands!
(2) Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
(3) Know that the LORD, He is
God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are
His people and the sheep of His pasture.
(4) Enter into His gates with
thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and
bless His name. (5) For the LORD is good; His mercy is
everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
Psalms 107:22
Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works
with rejoicing.
Psalms 116:17
I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon
the name of the LORD.
Psalms 147:7
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,
Isaiah 51:3
For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He
will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD;
Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
Jeremiah 30:19
Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who
make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also
glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Amos 4:5
Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, Proclaim and
announce the freewill offerings; For this you love, You children of
Israel!" Says the Lord GOD.
Jonah Prayer
Jonah 2:9
But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay
what I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD."
2 Corinthians 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread
through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
Through the thanksgiving of many - That many may have occasion of gratitude to God; that by these labors
more persons may be led to praise him. It was an object with Paul so to labor
that as many as possible might be led to praise God, and have occasion to thank
him to all eternity.
2 Corinthians 9:11
while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving
through us to God.
2
Corinthians 9:12-15 For the administration of
this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding
through many thanksgivings to God, (13) while, through
the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your
confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and
all men, (14) and by their prayer for you, who long for you
because of the exceeding grace of God in you.
(15)
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
That is, we shall so distribute your alms as
to cause thanksgiving to God. The result will be that by our instrumentality,
thanks will be given to the great Source and Giver of all wealth. Property
should always be so employed as to produce thanksgiving. If it is made to
contribute to our own support and the support of our families, it should excite
thanksgiving. If it is given to others, it should be so given, if it is
possible, that the recipient should be more grateful to God than to us; should
feel that though we may be the honored instrument in distributing it, yet the
true benefactor is God
Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
With thanksgiving - Thanksgiving connected with prayer. We can always find something to be
thankful for, no matter what may be the burden of our wants, or the special
subject of our petitions in our prayers.
When we pray for the supply of our wants, we
may be thankful for what we receive;
When we pray for restoration from sickness,
we may be thankful for the health we have enjoyed, and for God’s being merciful
in our past days of trial, (had 2 cancers, heart problems, etc)
His goodness in now sparing our lives;
When we pray that our children and friends
may be preserved from danger and death,
We may remember how often God has intercede
to save them on our behalf;
When we realize we have sin, we pray for forgiveness,
We have abundant cause of thanksgiving that Jesus
our Lord Sacrific made way by which we
may be saved.
We of all people, realizing we are to be
given the greatest gift that we will be changed in the twinkle of the eye and
become Spirit Being, the son of the Most High God, the Bride of our Lord, to
serve with Him for all eternality.
What more can a person ask for.
this is why we should always be thankful and have the attitude of being gratitude.
Colossians 2:7
rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have
been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Expressing overflowing thanks to God that you
have been made acquainted with truths so precious and glorious. If there is anything
for which we ought to be thankful, it is for the knowledge of the great truths
respecting our Lord and Savior.
Colossians 4:2
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
Watch for favorable opportunities; watch that
your mind may be in a right frame when you pray: and watch, that when your mind
is in a right frame you may not neglect to pray
Revelation 7:12
saying: "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and
honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen."
Philippians 1:3-4 I thank my God
upon every remembrance of you, (4) always in every prayer of mine making request
for you all with joy,
Paul’s
prayers always seems to begin with thanksgiving..
Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified
us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
We simply need
to express thanksgiving
We need a list
of things for which we should be thankful. All our prayers should be filled with
thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:20 giving thanks always for all things to God the
Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Thanksgiving
is not occasional; it’s continual. In all things. Remember, Paul was a prisoner
when he wrote those words. Gratitude
fills the house (God’s throne) with fragrance.
Gratitude
comes from the same root word as grace.
This is just one word, Thanksgiving, we could
also look to the word, Praise His Name.
As we celebrate this thanksgiving, remember
to always give Thanks to our Lord and King and just say, Thank You.
