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Are We Truly Thankful in Life?

“Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Eph. 5:20

#1 An Ungrateful Condition

(Deut 8:19-20)

“Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the LORD your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. As the nations which the LORD destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God.”

(Deut 8:19-20)

Ungratefulness is the beginning of rejecting God

(Rom 1:18-23)

“18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse”


(Deut 8:19-20)


(Rom 1:18-23) Nature testifies of God's power – (Psa 19:1-6)

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun. Its rising is from one end of heaven, and its circuit to the other end; and there is nothing hidden from its heat”


(Deut 8:19-20)


(Rom 1:18-23) Nature testifies of God's power – (Psa 19:1-6) Didn't Give God Due Glory – (Psa 29:2) Became Vain – (2 Kings 17:15)

“And they rejected God’s statutes, and His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were around them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them that they should not do like them. ”


(Deut 8:19-20)


(Rom 1:18-23) Nature testifies of God's power – (Psa 19:1-6) Didn't Give God Due Glory – (Psa 29:2) Became Vain – (2 Kings 17:15) (Phil. 4:6-7)

“But in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”


#2 Characteristics of True Thankfulness

(1 Chr 16:7-36) – Psalm of Thanksgiving 3 elements of true thankfulness is seen in this psalm

1.Remembers

2.Expresses

3.Acts

1. Remembers (vs. 12)

“Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth”



Remembrance is the REALIZATION of where all blessings come from!

Remembers God – (Deut 8:17-19)

“Then you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth. And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”



Remembrance is the REALIZATION of where all blessings come from!

Remembers God – (Deut 8:17-19) Remembers and Focuses on Their Blessings Remembers and Gauges Blessing by Things other

than Money – (Prov 15:17)


Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863

It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations are blessed whose God is the Lord.

We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown.


Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863

But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. We have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.

It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our Father who dwells in heaven.


2. Expresses

Admits that we don't deserve all that we have If Remembrance is a realization of where all blessings

come from, then Expression is the CONFESSION of this fact

Verbal recognition is required for true thankfulness (Rom 10:9-11)

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation”


2. Expresses

Admits that we don't deserve all that we have If Remembrance is a realization of where all blessings come

from, then Expression is the CONFESSION of this fact Verbal recognition is required for true thankfulness

(Rom 10:9-11) Tells others about the blessings of God

(1 Chron. 16:8, 24-25)

“8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people. 24 Declare His glory among the nations; His marvelous works among all nations. 25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all”


3. Acts

(1 Chron. 16:28-29)

“Give unto the LORD, you kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His name: bring an offering, and come before Him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.”


3. Acts

(1 Chron. 16:28-29) If Remembrance is a realization of where all blessings

come from, and Expression is the confession of this fact, then Action is our life's REFLECTION of it! If we are truly thankful, our lives will reflect it

(Romans 12:1-2)

“present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”


3. Acts

(1 Chron. 16:28-29) If Remembrance is a realization of where all blessings

come from, and Expression is the confession of this fact, then Action is our life's REFLECTION of it! If we are truly thankful, our lives will reflect it

(Romans 12:1-2) (Matt. 5:48)

“Be therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect”



(1 Chron. 16:7-36)

1.Remembers

2.Expresses

3.Acts

Count Your Blessings

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,Count your many blessings, name them one by oneAnd it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,And you will keep singing as the days go by.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,And you will keep singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;Count your many blessings—*money cannot buy [*wealth can never buy]Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,Do not be discouraged, God is over all;Count your many blessings, angels will attend,Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your blessings, see what God hath done!Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.

Count Your Blessings

So, amid the conflict whether great or small,Do not be discouraged, God is over all;Count your many blessings, angels will attend,Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your blessings, see what God hath done!Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.

• HearHear John 12:48John 12:48• BelieveBelieve John 8:24John 8:24• RepentRepent Luke 13:3Luke 13:3• ConfessConfess Matt. 10:32-33Matt. 10:32-33• BaptizedBaptized Mark 16:16Mark 16:16• FaithfulFaithful Matt. 24:13Matt. 24:13

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