WHO SHOULD GIVE THANKS?
The upright … Psalm 33:1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
All who love the Lord … Psalm 22:23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Poor and needy … Psalm 74:21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
WHEN TO GIVE THANKS:
Often … Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
When entering HIS presence … Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Before meals … Acts 27:35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Before eating anything … 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
WHAT TO GIVE THANKS FOR:
His deeds … Psalm 105:1 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
His mercy … Psalm 106:1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
His goodness … Psalm 107:1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
His kindness … Psalm 117:2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD
Revealing His word to us … Daniel 2:23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.
His unspeakable Gift … 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
All HIS benefits … Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Using me in HIS Service … 1 Timothy 1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
For each other … 1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
All Things … 1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Victory over death … 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
HOW TO GIVE THANKS:
With your mouth … Psalm 66:16-17 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
Living Faithfully … Psalm 119:7-8 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
By attending Church … Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
In unison with other believers … 2 Chronicles 5:13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD.
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