What are we thanking God for as a commission – Pastor Sule Usman

December 8, 2019

Lamentation 3:37: Who has thus spoken, and it has come to pass? The Lord has not commanded it. We are here to thank God for divine fulfillment in this commission.

Why Must We Give God Thanks
1) A debt we owe him (Luke 17:17-19)
2) To preserve our blessings. (Malachi 2:1-2).
3) To perfect our blessings. (Luke 17:15-19).
4) To multiply our blessing (john 6:1-11, Acts 2:47, Jeremiah 30:19-22,
5) Acknowledging God that he’s the doer of all Good things.

There’s no civilized praise. Every praise is acceptable unto God.

Benefit of thanksgiving
1. Appreciating God for who, he is, what he has done, what he is doing and what he will do (Psalm 92:1, Psalm 115:1)
2. Turns an individual to a wonder (Luke 17:1-19)
3. You defeat your enemies without stress
4. Launches us into the realm of break through unlimited
5. It guaranty fruitfulness
6. It attracts favor, when ever we thank God favor tabernacle with us.

The danger of not thanking God
1. Dethronement or lost of position (Dan 4:30-33)
2. Lost of memory (Dan. 4:34)
3. It corrupts our blessing or attracts curses
4. Bareness (2sam. 6:20-23)
5. Death Acts 12:22-24)

How To Give God Thanks Acceptably
1) It must be rooted from your heart.
2) We must do it quickly. (Luke 17:19).
3) We must do it cheerfully. (Jeremiah 30:19).
4) We must do it with the understanding of WHY AND WHAT to expect from it.