Dear Friends, In the Bible, we find countless affirmations of our need to express gratitude towards God. The Bible invites us to give thanks in every situation, for every gift, large or small. When we open our hearts and minds to this divine counsel, we fill profound wisdom, a spiritual understanding that transcends human comprehension.
Consider God’s bountiful gifts, His blessings that encompass our lives. We breathe clean air, drink pure water, and savor the fruits of the earth, all from His vast creation. Our hearts beat, our minds think, and our spirits feel joy, sorrow, and love. These blessings, both seen and unseen, tangible and intangible, are all testaments to God’s benevolent grace.
Gratitude is not merely a response to God’s gifts but an act of recognition, acknowledging that every good thing in our lives flows from the divine source. When we thank God for His blessings, we affirm our faith, express our love, and deepen our connection with Him. As a practical step, we should start and end each day with a prayer of thanksgiving.
Remember, we’re like children in the sight of God, and children are known for their sincere, simple thanks. So let’s extend our thanks to God in that same spirit – honestly, plainly, and from the depths of our hearts. Let our thanks be our daily offering, our humble gift in response to the abundance of His blessings.
So, let us continually give thanks to God for His endless blessings, not just in words, but through a life lived in love, truth, and service. This way, we honor Him, express our gratitude, and become vessels of His love in the world.
1 Corinthians 15:57
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”
Colossians 3:17
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him”
1 Chronicles 16:34
“O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever”
Psalm 100:4
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name”
Psalm 107:1
“O give thanks unto the Lord , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever”
Ephesians 5:20
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”
Psalm 118:29
“O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever”
Colossians 3:15
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful”
2 Corinthians 9:15
“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift”
James 1:17
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”
2 Corinthians 2:14
“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place”
Philippians 4:6
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”
Psalm 106:1
“Praise ye the Lord . O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever”
Revelation 7:12
“Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen”
Psalm 30:12
“To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever”
2 Corinthians 4:15
“For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God”
Psalm 103:1-2
“Bless the Lord , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits”
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”
Psalm 50:14
“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High”
2 Corinthians 9:11
“Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God”
Psalm 95:2
“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms”
Psalm 9:1
“I will praise thee, O Lord , with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works”
Psalm 105:1
“O give thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people”
Psalm 116:17
“I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord”
1 Chronicles 29:13
“Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name”
Luke 17:15-16
“And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan”
Psalm 28:7
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him”
Psalm 35:18
“I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people”
Jonah 2:9
“But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord”
Psalm 69:30
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving”
Psalm 79:13
“So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations”
Psalm 147:7
“Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God”
Psalm 75:1
“Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare”
Psalm 119:62
“At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments”
Joel 2:26
“And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed”
Colossians 4:2
“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving”
2 Samuel 22:50
“Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord , among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name”
Psalm 138:1
“I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee”
Psalm 92:1
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord , and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High”
