"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)
The Apostle Paul wrote these words 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.
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 every thing 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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