Grattude Devo

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a response to the character and presence of God

1 Chronicles 16:4 ESV

4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 16:7 ESV

7 Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.

1 Chronicles 16:8 ESV

8 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!

1 Chronicles 16:35 ESV

35 Say also: “Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and deliver us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

Reasons I am thankful for who God is:

The gospel - better than we deserve been delivered from the dominon of death and sin and been offered forgivness and grace in exchange

Jehovah Rapha - healer

Jehovah Jireh - provides for my every need

Immanuel - God with us in every storm

Verses that could be used in Worship

Thanksgiving in Psalms

Psalm 9:1–2 ESV

1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Psalm 28:7 ESV

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

Psalm 69:30 ESV

30 I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 86:12 ESV

12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.

Psalm 92:1–2 ESV

1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,

Psalm 95:2 ESV

2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Psalm 97:12 ESV

12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

Psalm 100:4 ESV

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

Psalm 107:21 ESV

21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

Psalm 106:1 ESV

1 Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Thanksgiving in the NT

Colossians 3:16 ESV

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Colossians 4:2 ESV

2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.

Hebrews 12:28–29 ESV

28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews 13:15 ESV

15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.