Category: October

s we come to the end of this month, I invite you to make thanksgiving a lifestyle — not an event, a lifestyle. Praise is what God can…

f your thanksgiving will carry weight before Heaven, it must be descriptive — not vague — and it must be measured. I want you to name what God…

hanksgiving must be directed, not dispersed. “Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory” (Ps. 115:1, KJV). Men, systems, and circumstances are…

hanksgiving loses force when it is vague. I want you to make a habit of writing the doings of the Lord as they happen — dates, names, places,…

hen you think deeply, you thank widely. “O give thanks unto the LORD… remember his marvellous works… talk ye of all his wondrous works” (Ps. 105:1–5, KJV). Thanksgiving…

hanksgiving should not be accidental; it must be deliberate and intentional. Younger people often assume life owes them; elders, seasoned by storms, confess: “If it had not been…

f your thanksgiving will be acceptable, it must begin with remembrance and recollection. “Forget not all his benefits” (Ps. 103:2, KJV) is a command because memory leaks. To…

n the story of the ten lepers, only one turned back — Jesus noticed and asked, “Where are the nine?” (Luke 17:18, KJV). That question still searches congregations…

hanksgiving is personal: it is you acknowledging what God has done for you. David sang in the day the Lord delivered him from all his enemies (2 Sam.…

ometimes anger, offence, or the noise of other people’s opinions tries to wedge itself between you and genuine thanksgiving. Do not let it. In Bethany, a woman broke…