THANKSGIVING, PRAISE AND
WORSHIP
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the
elders…Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and
wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing (Revelation 5:11-12).
When the Bible talks about blessing the Lord, how do you bless the Lord? In Matthew 26:26, the Bible says, “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it….” How did Jesus bless the bread? The Apostle Paul, by the Spirit, explained it in 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 when he said, “For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks (Greek: eucharisteo),̄ he brake it….”
Matthew said Jesus took bread and blessed it; then Paul gets the revelation and tells us exactly how Jesus did it: it was by giving thanks! In essence, when we say, “Let’s bless the Lord,” it means to give Him
thanks; you’re thanking Him for who He is, for what He’s done in your life and for all His mighty works.
This is what we do in worship. The Bible says, “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name” (Hebrews 13:15). Praise is giving thanks. In Revelation 11:16-17, we observe an offering of true
worship; it says, “And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast,
and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.” Hallelujah!
Live each day in an attitude of worship, an attitude of thanksgiving. This is the way to stay happy all the time, because you know that no matter the challenge you face, greater is He that’s in you than He that’s in the world. You always win. Praise God forevermore!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you, in the Name of Jesus! I live each day in an attitude of worship, an attitude of thanksgiving, because I know that no matter the situation, you’ve already given me the victory. I thank
you for who you are, for what you’ve done in my life, and for all your mighty works! Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY:
1 Corinthians 14:16-17 NIV; Hebrews 13:15 AMPC;
Colossians 3:17
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 1 Corinthians 15:1-34 & Proverbs 5-7
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-9 & Jeremiah 17
