It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, And to sing praises unto thy name, O most High (Psalm 92:1, KJV) The Psalmist tells us that it is good to give thanks unto the LORD and to sing praises unto His Name. Why is it a good thing for us to give Read More
Praise & Worship
What is Thanksgiving in the First Place?
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving (Col. 4:2 KJV) The coming of Christ brought a paradigm shift in the worship of God. Thanksgiving is no longer one of the sacrifices that the priests in the Old Testament offered. It is now a daily reality of the believer in Christ who is Read More
Two Fundamental Attributes of a Thankful Spirit
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us (Ps. 124:1-2 KJV) The scripture abounds with exhortations to give thanks unto the Lord, primarily as a believer in Christ. In fact, Read More
The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings:… (Amos 4:5 KJV) Thanksgiving is our expected response to the grace of God. In fact, one of the meanings of the Greek word charis used for grace is thanksgiving. The grace of God prompts an unforced and spontaneous thankful response Read More
I will Bless the LORD at All Times
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth (Ps. 34:1 KJV) King David wrote the Psalm above at a time when King Saul was chasing him from city to city to destroy him. In his distress, David said, “ I will bless the LORD all times.” I Read More
Giving Thanks Unto the Father
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light (Col. 1:12 KJV) God’s will is for us to be thankful to Him at all times. Col. 1:12 above gives us one reason why we should always give thanks to the Lord— He has Read More
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving (Col. 4:2 KJV) There are different types of prayer according to 1 Timothy 2:1, including thanksgiving, alongside supplications and intercessions and Ephesians 6:18 exhorts us to pray with all prayer. We will need to engage in different types of prayers at various times as the Read More
What is Happening to Worship?
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High (Ps. 50:13-14 KJV) The Lord graciously opened my understanding one day to see a significant problem with my worship. I was very selfish in my worship of Him. Selfish with Read More