THANKSGIVING

September 3, 2013

A hunter is out hunting bear in the woods. He sees one very big bear line up his sights, he takes a shot, and misses.  The bear sees the hunter and charges towards him.  The hunter tries to take another shot, but finds he's out of ammo. He throws down the gun and starts running away, but he realizes that the bear is going to catch up to him.

The hunter falls to his knees and starts praying. He says, "Dear Lord, I ask that you let this bear find some religion before he gets to me." He turns around, and the bear stops, falls to its knees, and starts praying. The bear says, "Dear Lord, for this food I am about to receive, I am truly grateful…"

Psalm 67:5-7 shows us a very important secret of thanksgiving. Your act of praising and thanking God provokes increase. Abraham had not seen the fulfillment of the promise yet, but Romans 4:20 says, “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;” It was his act of giving God the glory which thanksgiving is all about that opened his door of miracle for him.

Until you give thanks, nothing multiplies. Jesus gave thanks before the 5 loaves became enough to feed 5000 souls. You have complained long enough; start giving thanks! I am sure you have realized that since you have been complaining about those unpleasant situations, they have most likely become more unpleasant.

Thanking God even in unpleasantness tells God you love Him not for what He is, but for who He is. As a result, God treats you specially. Scripture says, in all things, (good, bad, ugly, pleasant) – GIVE THANKS. Why don’t you just go ahead and thank God for the gift of life? Just thank Him for everything He has done and those He is yet to do for you. As you do so, the little you shall become very mighty in Jesus Name. Amen! Bishop Oyedepo said, “To be thankful is to be fruitful and to be thankless is to be fruitless.”

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