Thanksgiving
is the expression of our hearty thanks to God. The sin of ingratitude begins
from our failure to hear from God. Hearing is one of the decisive five senses
of man which God uses to communicate His messages with man- Matt. 7:24; 11:15;
Rev. 3:6. The sin of ingratitude to God is being committed by the people of God.
There is therefore a need for change. The believer who is guilty of this sin should
see himself as standing in the court of heaven and God standing against him as
a witness.
The
Lord is the rightful owner of the universe and its contents. He does not need
our permission to take what belongs to Him, for we are part of the contents of the
universe. Among all creations, God is specifically mindful of man whom He made
in His image, that is why man is His special focus both in redemption and
relationship. Redemption brings man into terms with God through salvation,
justification, sanctification and adoption. Thanksgiving speaks of the
relationship between the believer and His God. The best offering to God in
thanksgiving is not material thing but our human personality which are our
spirit, soul and body.
The
characteristics of true thanksgiving are offering of thanks from the heart- The
heart must be the moving force in thanksgiving to God. This is because the
heart is the centre of our personality and the very throne where God should sit
to rule in our life- 2 Cor. 8:12; Faithfulness to God with our money and
material things- God requires our money and material things for the propagation
of His work on earth. We are expected to display this quality of heart in
thanksgiving- 2 Cor. 9:6-11.
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