Proclamation:
"You will be made rich in every way
so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your
generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." 2 Corinthians
9:11 (NIV)
Explanation:
The Apostle
Paul wrote these words, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to the
believers in The Church at Corinth to encourage them to be generous with those
who were less fortunate. He told them that they had been blessed, and
would be blessed even more so that they could be a blessing to others.
He also said that their generosity would result in them giving thanksgiving to God.
He also said that their generosity would result in them giving thanksgiving to God.
Application:
O, give
thanks unto The Lord. (Psalms 105:1, 106:1, 107:1, 118:1, and 136:1) We
should begin our thanksgiving celebration with prayer, as Nehemiah was first to
do. (Nehemiah 11:17) We are encouraged to always come before the presence
of The Lord with thanksgiving. (Psalms 95:2) When we enter into our place
of worship, we should do so with thanksgiving. (Psalms 100:4) We should
sing unto The Lord with thanksgiving. (Psalms 147:7) This should not be
something that we do one day of the year, every day is a day of thanksgiving.
We have been blessed in more ways than we can count, and we should be
thankful. (Psalms 100:4 and Colossians 3:15) We have been blessed so that
we can be a blessing to others. (Proverbs 11:25) Let us thank God for the
blessings which we have already received, and let us share with those who are
less fortunate. Let us not worry about anything, and pray about everything
with thanksgiving to God. (Philippians
4:6) Let us do this every day, and not just on this day of celebration,
but continually. (Colossians 4:2) Have a blessed day of thanksgiving. O,
give thanks unto The Lord.
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