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COME BEFORE THE LORD WITH
THANKSGIVING
It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your loving kindness in the morning,
and Your faithfulness every night Psalm 92:1-2
O
ur annual KTLCC Thanksgiving
Service, this year on Wednesday
22 November, is a time to pause for
a special time of thanksgiving to the Lord!
When you give thanks to God you show your
deep appreciation for what he has done for you.
Notice also that you are called to give thanks – that is
why it is often called an offering. Giving God thanks
shows your gratitude, and you complete the blessing.
Thanksgiving is part of God’s spiritual provision
for us and has a three-fold purpose:
• Thanksgiving opens the way into the presence of
God. As you come before him with thanksgiving
he brings his presence to you.
• Thanksgiving is your appropriate response to
God. When you give thanks to him you respond
to something that he has done for you. This
response is right and proper, and gives God
the glory that he is due.
• Thanksgiving is an act of faith. That is
why God tells you to mix your praying with
thanksgiving. It reminds you of what God has
done for you in the past. And it encourages
you to trust him for the future.
Some people wonder how it is possible to
give God thanks in all circumstances. Surely
God doesn’t expect thanks when things are going
wrong? But yes, he does! Things look very different
from God’s perspective. He sees the bigger picture,
so what may look very bad to us, in the end will
work out to God’s glory. Remember also that God’s
goodness and loving kindness remain constant,
no matter what your circumstances.
Every day, as you get up thank God for his
loving kindness in the morning. And every night
give him thanks for his faithfulness you
experienced that day!
Lord, I come before you with thanksgiving.
I give you thanks for your goodness, your
mercy and your truth.
I bless your name for your loving kindness in
the morning and your faithfulness every night.
I thank you for your presence with me at all
times. I thank you that you never leave me nor
forsake me. I thank you that you provide for me
and take care of me in all my circumstances.
I celebrate with joy your triumphant victory
at the cross. I thank you that you are the living,
resurrected Lord.
I wonder at your love to me and your patient
dealings with me. I thank you that you remember
my sins and iniquities no more.
And I thank you that one day you are coming
again that I may be with you forever in the
Father’s kingdom.
28 Revival Times November 2017