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#Thanksgiving Day 31 It’s the last day of the month and year.  You survived this year and this day, therefore congratulations. This month theme has been All about thanksgiving. What better way to end this year and s ings rather than wants, we are happier. When we start thanking God for the things we usually take for granted, our perspective changes. We realize that we could not even exist without the merciful blessings of God. We can have thankful hearts toward God even when we do not feel thankful for the circumstance. We can grieve and still be thankful. We can hurt and still be thankful. We can be angry at sin and still be thankful toward God. That is what the Bible calls a “sacrifice of praise” (Hebrews 13:15). Giving thanks to God keeps our hearts in right relationship with Him and saves us from a host of harmful emotions and attitudes that will rob us of the peace God wants us to experience (Philippians 4:6–7). It’s the Thirty First day of our thanksgivin...

#Thanksgiving Day 30 Apostle Paul, mature in all matters of spiritual formation, always begins his letters, as life itself begins, with gratitude for lives placed in his care. Life in itself – sheer, raw, unadorned life – is pure gift. Spontaneous, grateful thanksgiving establishes the working conditions for all growth and development in Christ.” I love that! “Spontaneous, grateful thanksgiving! If you paused and reflected for a moment right now, I wonder what spontaneous thanksgiving would arise in you.  I don’t know about you, but too often in life, we get caught up in the worries and demands of the day, and we fail to reflect on all of our blessings.  Yet, I believe that our gratitude lays the foundation for a life of deep and meaningful faith.   Today may you and I make a point of allowing our gratitude to flow. And may we share it with those whose lives depend on our love and care. Let us pray: This is a day that you have made, O God, and ...

#Thanksgiving Day 29 “He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God.” Psalm 50:23 Has year 2018 been good to you? Are you grateful for this year?   Truth is we all may not be where we want to be but we are not where we used to be. For that, we should be thankful and grateful to God.  We complain so much the we lose sight of the good things God has done for us. The devil will always give you one thousand and one reason why God is bad but you should know there are millions of reasons for us to know that God is good. This year has been eventful, challenging, rewarding. For it all, glory be to God. Our thanksgiving must not always be a measure of how easy and fantastic or journey in life have been. Despite the seeming unanswered prayers, be grateful Despites the difficulties faced, be thankful No what matter, good or bad, we should always be grateful to God. Gratitude is an attitu...

#Thanksgiving Day 28 We thank God for our family, friends and loved ones.  We should be thankful for everything that we have including the friends we cherish and the family we love.  Family is the foundation. Grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces and grandkids. Russian model Irina Shayk once said “Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing”. Thank God for your family  Thank God for the good friends you have. Thank Him for your loved ones. The same God who kept you has also kept them. Without our parents, we would not be here! Our parents have sacrificed a lot to make our lives as comfortable and loving as possible. If you are lucky enough to have your parents still with you, thank God for them and take care of them as much as possible because they will not be around forever. Be thankful for Your person. That person who just gets you. It might be your partner, your sister, your childho...

#Thanksgiving Day 27 Some have food but can not eat, some can eat but have no food. I have food and I can eat. Glory be to You oh Lord. The above words were what I grow up saying in school when it’s time to eat our lunch. We tend to take certain things for granted perhaps because we felt it’s our right or it’s something within our means and power. Throughout this year 2018 so far, I eat what I want to eat. That food that we find and eat easily, do you know people still died for malnourishment and hunger. There are folks that still go to bed hungry.  The fact that you have food to eat indicate that you have a reason to thank God for. Countries all over the world experience food shortages, famine and crops lose but despite it all, God provides for you and your household. It is gloriously appropriate to give thanks and praise to God from whom all blessings flow. And to have food to eat is a merciful blessing. It is good to receive the blessing of God’s p...

#Thanksgiving Day 26 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good . - Psalm 107:1 It’s the Twenty Sixth Day of December which is generally and acceptably tagged the Thanksgiving Month. December is a month in which you reflect back from January till the present month and see how good God has been to you. Thank Him for a good year 2018 Towards the end of something, you are likely to reflect back to the beginning and see how far you have come, hence the thanksgiving mood. December is the last month in a year, folks generally are in thanksgiving mood because they are at the end of the year and they are grateful for that. When you are nearing the end of a thing, event, journey. You got to thank God for the success so far.  You started the year with many people but not all who started this year will be able to see the very end. When we realize this, our mood naturally change into a thanksgiving mood Through the course of the year, you have near death experiences, someon...

#Thanksgiving Day 25 Thank God for His Son - His gift too wonderful for words ” (TLB) - 2 Corinthians 9:15 Today is a day where majority of Christians celebrate the birth of the Saviour, Jesus. Imagine Jesus Christ wasn’t born into this world; that He didn’t come. What do you think would have happen? We won’t be celebrating Christmas, instead, we would just be making sacrifices (burnt offering). One of the reason for this Thanksgiving Season is Jesus. We celebrate because He came into this world and came to save us from destruction. We should give thanks to God for sending His Only Begotten Son, Jesus.  Christmas is a time of thanksgiving. The birth of the Saviour brought hope into this world. Let’s be grateful unto God for Christmas. Christmas Day is a hope day: Christmas Day is a thanksgiving day: Christmas Day is a celebration day.  Rejoice and thank God that the Saviour of Mankind was born. It’s the Twenty-Fifth Day of December, our thanksgiv...

#Thanksgiving Day 24 Be kind/thankful to one another... - Ephesians 4:32 In the spirit of thanksgiving. While we thank God firstly, we must also learn to say thank you to people who have been good, helpful and supportive to us.  Some people are simply vessels of God's love to you and indeed they deserve to be thanks. When people gives you something good, do say thank you to them. Don't be ungrateful towards people because that would isolate you.  It should never be hard for you to say Thank You to people. The words 'Thank You' should never be far from your mouth. This is a month of Thanksgiving. Look  back and thank those people who have been there for you. Your family, loved ones and even strangers. It's a season of thanksgiving. Let us all thank God and thank the people who deserves our thanks. Like I have always emphasized, you can never thank enough... It’s the Twenty - Fourth day of our thanksgiving Month, think of folks who have ...

#Thanksgiving Day 23 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. - Romans 1:8 Each year during the Thanksgiving season, We are reminded of the many things that we have to be thankful for.  We often think of our health, our family, our home, and other blessings from the Lord.  How often do we overlook the blessings that God has lavished on our lives through the church?  We should be very thankful for the church! We should thank God for the Church.  The church is the body of Christ: we believers are the body of Christ. Despite the devil’s unrelenting attacks on the church, the church still keep marching forward ever. It could only have been God. Sometimes it’s hard to thank God for other Christians. Yet even when Christians are not all they should be, there are always reasons to be thankful for them. In the year 2018, God added to the church. Diverse miracles occur in the church....

#Thanksgiving Day 22 He that watches over Nigeria doesn’t u not slumber - Psalm 121:4 We must be give thanks to God on behalf of our country. The United State do have a annual holiday specially for Thanksgiving. It’s a good thing. Even though your country might not have that kind of holiday, nothing stops you from thanking God on behalf of your country. You exist because your country exist. Look at other nations citizens that are refugees all over the world. It’s not necessarily that you are better than them. They could not stay in their country because of insecurity. Most Countries has their own challenges but yet they survive. It’s not by anyone’s power or doing.  Nigeria has had her own share of insecurities but God see us through it all. Thank Him for that. He that watches over your country doesn’t sleep nor slumber. It’s the Twenty - Second Day of our Thanks-Filled Month: Thank God in behalf of your country. 

#Thanksgiving Day 21 Reason For Thanksgiving Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ - Ephesians 5:20 Another reason to give thanks to God for is your birth day. Do you know why? Because you are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. We all are born into this world to fulfill a purpose. There is no mistake about you been on earth. God chose you to fulfill a particular purpose. You got to thank God for that. Thank Him for the unique opportunity.  Birthdays are yearly reminders of God’s faithfulness over you. Forget the stupid evolution theories; God created you in His own likeness.   Be grateful for your birth No matter where  or when you are born. To be simple and thankful together, is a sure shot recipe for inner happiness for life. Like an innocent child who does not have to do anything to be happy, we can rejoice in life itself, in being alive. You have thoughts and feeli...

#Thanksgiving Day 20 Reason For Thanksgiving: Healing And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.   - Luke 17:16  Thank God for healing. He is the Lord that heals. Perhaps in the cause of this year you were sick and you went to the hospital, for something and you recovered. You gotta thank God for that. Most times, we do think these things were possible because you had the money and means to get a treatment. Truth is many rich folks got sick and died despite their wealth. That Malaria or Typhoid that you recovered from has killed a lot of people. And some of us  prayed to God for healing and He did it for us. Don’t be like the Leper’s that Jesus healed, only one out of the ten of them came back to thank Jesus for healing. One of the things that makes healing permanent is when we offer thanksgiving to God for the healing He has done. It’s the Twentieth Day of the Month of Thanksgiving; December. Thank Go...

#Thanksgiving Day 19 Reasons For Thanksgiving: Among many others, another reason for which we can express our thanks is The Blessings of the Lord. The poorest of us have some good things--some health, some friends, some food, some clothing, some sunshine. We need to emphasize these blessings more. With the blessing of God we can be rich even when we are poor, for "the blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich." (Proverbs 10:22). Too many times we have taken the blessings of the Lord for granted. We hardly say thank you to those daily blessings we received from Him. The fact you can go the restroom and ease yourself is a blessing. All those little things we take for granted, we should be grateful for them. If you think it was your alarm clock that woke you up today, try putting it  next to a dead man.  Some people act as if they had nothing to be thankful for! A lack of thankfulness is a lack of thoughtfulness. Ingratitude is probably the less attractive ...

#Thanksgiving Day 18 What Should We Thank God For? The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation...  - Psalm 118:14 Another reason why we should thank God for us the salvation of our souls. We should thank a god for saving us. We are safe because we are saved. Imagine a world where there is no salvation. The results is unthinkable.  As a born-again Christian, one solid reason you have for thanking God this season, is for your salvation. Yes! That is sufficient reason because salvation is costly… Psalm 49:6-8 reveals to us that the richest man cannot pay for the salvation of one man; because the redemption of a man’s soul is costly. You were not redeemed with the blood of goats and bulls, or perishable things like gold and silver. But with the blood of the Son of God. So, the fact that your name is written in the Lamb’s book of life, that you are not headed for hell, and that you have been redeemed from shame is enough reason to thank...

#Thanksgiving Day 17 What Should We Thank God For? There are numerous reason to offer thanksgiving to GOD. The first is this: we thank God first and foremost because Who He Is. Far more than the material things God does provide for us, Who He Is is a primary reason to thank Him. You don’t wait until you see some material blessings before you thank God. When you come to understand this fact, nothing in life will makes you to stop thanking God.  You see, thanksgiving puts our hearts in the right place with God, filling us with humility and praise. David knew this concept well. The Psalms are filled with David’s songs of praise to Almighty God. These Scriptures often extol God for his attributes, such as his absolute power, infinite knowledge, and universal presence. The highest expression of this type is thanksgiving for God's sovereignty. This acknowledges and praises God for His proper place over mankind and all creation. Psalm 100 is an example of this, ...

#Thanksgiving Day 16 Most people would agree that we have a lot to be thankful for. After all, many of us live a lifestyle full of conveniences...   We live in comfortable homes, wear nice clothes, and have reliable transportation.   We have no shortage of clean water or healthy food. We have access to quality healthcare and education, and basically live a good life with a lot of freedom, safety and security. While it’s easy to take these wonderful blessings for granted—and begin to focus on what we don’t have—millions of people around the world live without the basic necessities of life. Just think about it... We can complain about trivial things like cleaning the house. However, those without a place to live would love to have a house to clean.   Or have you ever complained about the regular costs of maintaining your vehicle? I’m sure we’ve all had our day ruined by an unexpected repair. However, a person without transportation dreams ...