SCRIPTURE: 1Thessaloniang (NIV) 5:16 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
OBSERVATION: There are 14 directive phrases that Paul writes to the Thessalonians at the close of this letter in verses 12-22.
The 10th directive. In whatever circumstances we find ourselves, we are to be thankful. Paul is not here telling us to be thankful FOR those circumstances, but IN those circumstances. However blessed or troublesome our circumstances are, we have something for which we are eternally grateful. We have His Presence! We have His Promises!
APPLICATION: It is the will of God for us to be thankful. It is good for God when we are thankful. It is good for us when we are thankful. It is good for our neighbors when we are thankful.
A thankful believer makes God look good! It makes other people want what we have.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I want you to enjoy my prayers. May they be full of appreciation and rejoicing in what you have done and are doing around me.
Pastor Leon
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