“Gratitude”
Thursday, November 14, 2024Key Verse
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;” 1 Thessalonians 1:2
Text — 1Thessalonians 1:1-7
Message
Collins was given a pen by his teacher when the one he was using in class suddenly stopped working. He thanked the teacher, at the close of the school that day, he still went to express his gratitude to the teacher.
Gratitude is showing appreciation for a favour shown. It is about focusing on what’s good in our lives and being thankful for the things we have. Gratitude also means pausing to take note of and appreciate the things that we often take for granted: like having a place to live, food, clean water, clothes, friends and family. Paul in our Bible passage gave thanks to God for the Thessalonian believers. We must learn to give thanks and appreciate people.
If you are in the habit of not showing gratitude, you must repent and change. Begin to appreciate God and other people God is using in your life and you will receive more blessings. More importantly, you must cultivate the attitude of showing appreciation to your parents. Do not take their labour and love for you for granted.
Further Reading
Colossians 1:1-6
Prayer for today
Dear Lord, let the show of gratitude be part of my life from today, Amen
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
