{"id":7351,"date":"2025-10-17T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/?p=7351"},"modified":"2025-10-16T20:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:26:47","slug":"17-october-2025-why-a-proper-thank-you-opens-doors-luke-1717-psalm-5014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/fr\/2025\/10\/17\/17-october-2025-why-a-proper-thank-you-opens-doors-luke-1717-psalm-5014\/","title":{"rendered":"17 October 2025: WHY A PROPER \u201cTHANK YOU\u201d OPENS DOORS &#8211; Luke 17:17, Psalm 50:14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><span class=\"tie-dropcap\">W<\/span>ell-trained parents ask, \u201cWhat do you say?\u201d when a child receives a gift. That simple prompt mirrors Heaven\u2019s expectation. Jesus asked, \u201cWere there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?\u201d (Luke 17:17, KJV). Your Father notices when you return. As you mature, your \u201cthank you\u201d must become more deliberate \u2014 no longer a casual courtesy, but a discerning response that recognises grace, values the giver, and strengthens relationship. I want you to learn to say a proper \u201cthank you\u201d to God first, and then to men. Some are in avoidable trouble today because they were never taught, or they forgot, the power of thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A proper \u201cthank you\u201d is not flattery; it is honour. There is a shallow thank you that gets you into trouble \u2014 careless, entitled, or late \u2014 and there is a proper thank you that opens greater doors because it carries truth, humility, and timing. \u201cOffer unto God thanksgiving\u201d (Ps. 50:14, KJV) is a command, not a suggestion. Teach your household that nothing is a right; every good and perfect gift is mercy. Insist gently that children verbalise gratitude; correct lightly when entitlement shows; model lavish appreciation yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The person who thanks well tends to receive well, not because men are bribed, but because honour lubricates relationships God uses to lift you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Practically, calibrate your thanksgiving. Be prompt \u2014 return quickly while the mercy is fresh. Be precise \u2014 name what God did and who He used. Be proportionate \u2014 match the weight of the act with the weight of the response: a message where a message suffices; a visit where presence is required; a gift where honour demands it. Keep a running gratitude list and convert it into testimonies and memorial seeds. When God answers a vow, pay it with joy. When He rescues you from danger, honour Him publicly. A proper \u201cthank you\u201d is a spiritual key; it marks you as trustworthy with future favours and keeps your heart tender before God and men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOUGHT TO PONDER:<\/strong> Where has my \u201cthank you\u201d been careless, late, or entitled \u2014 and how will I correct it today? Which door in front of me might open faster if I return promptly with proper thanks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote quote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>PRI\u00c8RE:<\/strong> <strong>Lord, make my gratitude prompt, precise, and proportionate. Teach me to honour You and people rightly so greater doors can open without hindrance, in Jesus\u2019 name. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tie-padding  has-padding-left has-padding-right\" style=\"padding-left:5%; padding-right:5%; padding-top:0; padding-bottom:0;\">\n\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>LA BIBLE EN UN AN :<\/strong><br>Jeremiah 30:1-31:26, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Psalm 87:1-7, Proverbs 25:18-19<br><br><br><strong>SPIRIT MEAT SUR ANDROID ET iOS<br><\/strong><br>Spirit Meat on Android: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatAndroid<br>Spirit Meat on iOS: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatIOS<br>YouVersion: http:\/\/bible.us\/r\/G7N<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br>J\u00e9sus est Seigneur !<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br>www.dreamcentreoftheloic.org<br>www.soundcloud.com\/reverendareogun<br>www.dciradio.org<br>https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatDailyDevotionalWhatsApp<br>YouTube Channel- Sola Areogun Ministries<br>+2348037252124<br>#SpiritMeat<br>#ReverendAreogun<br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br><em><strong>Copyright \u00a9\ufe0f 2025<\/strong><br>The public is hereby informed that exclusive copyright<\/em><br><em>subsiste dans cette \u0153uvre et donc toute tentative de reproduction,<\/em><br><em>copier, distribuer au public \u00e0 des fins commerciales, publier tout<\/em><br><em>traduction de l&#039;\u0153uvre, r\u00e9aliser un film relatif \u00e0 l&#039;\u0153uvre,<\/em><br><em>faire une adaptation de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans son int\u00e9gralit\u00e9, soit en grande partie<\/em><br><em>une partie de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans sa forme originale, soit sous toute autre forme<\/em><br><em>d\u00e9riv\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re reconnaissable de l&#039;original constitue une atteinte \u00e0 la<\/em><br><em>droit de l&#039;auteur et sujet \u00e0 litige sauf et sauf<\/em><br><em>l&#039;auteur a officiellement et clairement autoris\u00e9 ladite personne<\/em><br><em>ou les personnes ou l&#039;auteur sont clairement mentionn\u00e9s dans l&#039;\u0153uvre.<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ell-trained parents ask, \u201cWhat do you say?\u201d when a child receives a gift. That simple prompt mirrors Heaven\u2019s expectation. Jesus asked, \u201cWere there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?\u201d (Luke 17:17, KJV). Your Father notices when you return. 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