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The Meaning Of Thanksgiving
Here we will learn what thanksgiving is, and why is thanksgiving so important to God. How do you show thanksgiving to God? The Bible uses the word “thanksgiving” only 25 times (in the NIV), although you will find many other instances with the base word “thank.” Let us look at a few verses below talking about Thanksgiving:
“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him; bless His name! We give thanks to the Lord for His goodness and His love.” (Psalm 100:4)
“Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise!” (Psalms 95:2)
The true meaning of Thanksgiving focuses on relationships. Thanksgiving is a relationship between God and man. The Bible is filled with Bible verses about thanksgiving and Scriptures about gratitude that can help cultivate a life that is filled with joy. God set up a system for the Israelites to show their thankfulness through a specific thanksgiving sacrifice called a peace offering (Leviticus 7:11-15).
I know that some of us feel like there is nothing to thank God for during this year, Some of us lost our beloved ones, lost jobs, became sick, and even worse off we didn’t achieve our goals and targets. But still, Thanksgiving is a must.
Remember, brethren, “the end of something is better than its beginning…” Ecclesiastes 7:8. What can I say? other than to thank God because there were many who started with me this year but didn’t see it end, they died. You see, a “live dog is better than a dead lion.” Ecclesiastes 9:4. Yes, you have missed your target or goal, but you still have a chance to correct that during the next year.
When you thank God, he shows his might and sends an army of angels to fight on your behalf, just like God told Moses to stand still and let the angels do the heavy work of parting the Red Sea. When you thank God, victory is guaranteed, healing is secured, and even death is swallowed (John 11:41).
Brethren thank God, for that is his will, even if you had so many stumbling blocks on your road to success, still thank God (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Remember the Lord closed certain roads or blocked them since they were leading to your destruction (Matthew 7:13), so thank the Lord for that also.
Remember the ONLY thing God can’t do for himself is to Thank himself through worship, praise of any form either words or songs. So why can’t we take advantage of this and offer our God more of this in exchange for a little piece of heaven’s glory?
So, brethren before you start to pray sing some songs to praise God for a few minutes as the Holy Spirit leads.
20 Thanksgiving Prayers That Bring Results Now.
Thanksgiving prayers are simply prayers for giving thanks, especially to God. So, here are some of them:
1. Oh Lord, I thank you for protecting me and my family with your edge of protection during all these years, in Jesus’ name.(1 Chronicles 16:34, 41; Psalm 136:1-3).
2. My Father! My Father!, I thank You for answering all the prayers that I made during the years, and for doing much more than I could ever have asked for, or dreamed of, during the previous year, in Jesus’ name.
3. O Lord, I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnify him with thanksgiving, in Jesus’ name. (Psalms 69:30)..
4. Almighty Father, I thank you for taking me out of the satanic prisons, demonic connections, etc. during the previous year, in Jesus’ name.
5. O Lord, I thank you for putting my enemies under my feet during the course of last year and for delivering me from the works of darkness during all this year, in Jesus’ name.
6. Oh Lord, thank You for dividing the Red Sea that confronted me during these years. I thank You for making a way for me to walk in victory throughout last year, in Jesus’ name.
7. I thank you, Almighty Father, for releasing me from the curse of limitations and poverty during all those years, in Jesus’ name.
8. Thank You O Lord for providing for us during the year. You have not allowed us to lack and suffer hunger as You promised in Your Word, in Jesus’ name.
9. I thank you for you have delighted me and lifted me above my peers during this year, in Jesus’ name. (I Chronicles 16:9), in Jesus’ name.
10. Oh Lord, I thank you for enriching my journey with your manifest presence shown through divine connections and miracles during the years, in Jesus’ name.
11. O Lord, I thank you for your healing power which has sustained me during the years, in Jesus’ name.
12. O Lord, I thank you for your great restoration of my destiny this year despite the pandemic during this year, in Jesus’ name.
13. O Lord, I thank you in advance because I know that this year will be a great year for me and my family, in Jesus’ name
14. O Lord, I thank you for taking care of my Hamans (enemies) before they destroyed me during the course of the years, in Jesus’ name.
15. O Lord, I thank you for not allowing any kind of satanic weaponry like evil arrows, needles, voodoo dolls, and many others to touch me during all these years, in Jesus’ name.
16. Oh Lord, I thank you for leading me through the wilderness of the previous year and for defeating every satanic expectation that is against me during this year in advance, in Jesus’ name.
17. Father, I thank you for all the revelations, inspirations, and encouragements that you have given to me during all this year so that I can overcome all the problems in my life in Jesus’ name.
18. O Lord, without You by my side I would have been wasted, destroyed, and missing spiritually, I thank you for your protection and love towards me during this new year and beyond, in Jesus’ name.
19. O Lord, I thank you in advance for the marvelous things you will do for me come during this year, in Jesus’ name.
20. Father, this is the year You have made. for me thank You for giving me joy all throughout the days of my life. Thank You for surrounding me with Your peace and love, in Jesus name.
In case you want to go deep in your thanksgiving endeavor, please click the link below to be redirected to more prayers like this:
Thanksgiving: 15 Powerful Prayers To Offer It To God Now. (mtmchurch.org)
Pastor Nathaniel
