Luke 17:11-19
11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through
the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that
were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy
on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the
priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and
with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was
a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are
the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this
stranger.
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee
whole.
KJV
John 6:5-13
5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto
him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not
sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small
fishes: but what are they among so many?
10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in
the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he
distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and
likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the
fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets
with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above
unto them that had eaten.
KJV
Jonah 2:7-10
Real thanksgiving is an attitude of gratitude emanating from an
appreciative heart. Everybody uses that word loosely – thank God – just like
the grace of God.
…By God’s grace I’ll see you…
…For Christ’s sake…
…It is well….
…The thief says, “Thank God I wasn’t caught.”
…An unmarried lady misses her period, and when it finally comes, she
sighs, “Ah, thank God, I’m not pregnant…”
…A brother is not well, goes for HIV test with great trepidation. He
handles the result, opens it with great fear and exclaims, “Thank God I am
negative…”
…An employee lies to his Boss and says, “Thank God he believed me…”
But what is real thanksgiving?
… when he saw that he was healed,
turned back… giving him thanks
What have you seen? What do you see today that was not there in January,
or last month or last year?
Most believers are not grateful.
v18 There are not found that
returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
… and he was a Samaritan (v16)
“Being ungrateful makes one a great fool.”
1.
Thanksgiving is one thing nobody can give
himself. U can’t thank yourself. That’s the only thing God can’t do for
Himself. Therefore, when you do for God what He can’t do for Himself, He will
do for you what you can’t do for yourself.
2. When
you thank God, you are ascribing glory to Him – v18. You are acknowledging that
it is God that did it. It is God that is doing it. Psa. 96:8 – Give unto the
Lord the glory due unto His name
3.
Thanksgiving is the key to wholeness …v19…
And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
4.
Thanksgiving is the key to
multiplication. – <What is not
enough becomes more than enough >
John
6:5-13
9 There is a lad here, which hath
five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10 And Jesus said, Make the men
sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number
about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and
when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to
them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
5.
Thanksgiving is the key to lifting –
“An attitude of gratitude will lift even a
destitute to the highest altitude.”
Jer.30:19 (NASB)
And from them shall proceed thanksgiving
And the voice of those who make
merry;
And I will multiply them, and
they shall not be diminished;
I will also honor them, and they shall not be insignificant.
6.
When you appreciate God, your life appreciates.
What you appreciate appreciates in value; but what you don’t appreciate
depreciates. According to Zig Ziglar,: “The more you are grateful for something, the more
things you will have to be grateful for. The more you complain about something,
the more things you will have to complain about - whether it is God, your
fellowship, your room mate, friend, parents or money
7. Thanksgiving
will change your situation. No situation can keep you trapped if you can thank
God.
Jonah 2:7-10
7
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in
unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8 They that observe lying
vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee
with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is
of the LORD.
10 And the LORD spake unto the
fish, and it vomited out Jonah
upon the dry land.
Your thanksgiving stings the devil.
An attitude of gratitude will
lift even a destitute to the highest altitude.
8.
Thanksgiving is the access code into God’s
presence. No thanksgiving, no access. (Psa. 100:4)
Ps 100:4 (MSG)
4 Enter with the password:
"Thank you!"
Make yourselves at home, talking
praise.
Thank him. Worship him.
In giving the glory to God, you bring an offering – Psa. 96:8b; Num. 31:48-50
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