Topic:Give Thanks
Text: Psalms 48:1-5

Do you have a grateful heart? Do you always thank God for all that He has done for you? In every situation there is always something to thank God for. In the story of the widow of Zarepath, in I Kings 17:8-16, she had at least one meal left. Also, in the story of the widow in II Kings 4:1-7, after she had said she had nothing at home, she later discovered that there was a bottle of oil. In the case of Bartmaeus, in Mark 10:46-52, he had a loud voice. He was a beggar who had something to thank God for.

Whatever may be your situation, you have, at least, one thing to thank God for. Are you hopeless? Jesus is alive. The fact that God is alive should imbue you with hope. Jesus said, in John 14:19, that because He lives, we will live also. Because Jesus Christ lives, I will live also. When there is life, there is hope. Because Jesus Christ lives, I will live also. When there is life, there is hope. Because Jesus Christ lives, I can face tomorrow. Because Jesus Christ lives, I know that my tomorrow will be all right.

In John 16:33, Jesus Christ said that in this world there would be tribulations but that we should be of good cheer because He had overcome the world. The word of God says, in Romans 8:37, that in all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him that loves us. Because we have Jesus, we shall overcome. It does not matter what the situation may look like now, your testimony will come soon. The moment you begin to appreciate and thank God for what He has done for you, you will be enlisted spiritually to believe God for your present needs.

No situation is so bad that God cannot change for good. Don’t allow what you may be going through today to make you write off. Do not limit your self. You can identify your possibilities and turn your weaknesses into strength.

Memory Verse: Philippians 3:12 - “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect; but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”