Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude

I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers… (Ephesians 1:16 ESV)

Gratitude is the purest expression of faith. And there is good reason for it.

Everything Is Good

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. (1 Tim. 4:4–5 ESV)

There were in the First Century church communities some who put strict limitations on certain…

Being Grateful

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Being grateful is both a grace gift and a Christian discipline, not a Christian emotion. We are not to be grateful only when we feel like it, but by faith we are to…

Grateful for One Another

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater. As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith…

Seven Final Commands

Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not extinguish the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt. But examine all things; hold fast to what is good. Stay away from every form of evil. (1 Thes. 5:16–22 NET)

We Thank God for You

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe. (1 Thes. 2:13, NET)

The Alabaster Jar

Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her. (Mark 14:9)

Money can capture our hearts and demand worship from our souls that should only go to God. There is an example here of someone’s…

Gratitude in All Things

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonian 5:16–18

We in Christ Jesus have a perspective given us by God, in which we see life differently. We have…

The Grateful Heart

You anoint my head with oil, my cup runs over.

Psalm 23:5

The nature of this psalm is thanksgiving erupting from a grateful heart. The Spirit has given the psalmist David the repose and perspective to compare his life to a sheep, and the Lord…

The More Profound Perspective

…everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil — this is God’s gift to man.

Ecclesiastes 3:13

Solomon takes the normal perspective of humanity and stands it on its head, reversing the polarity of common…