Thanks-Giving is a Lifestyle
1 Thessalonians 5:18, In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Thanks-giving is a lifestyle. In the USA, Thanksgiving is also a holiday and one of our greatest traditions.
The first mention of thanksgiving in the Bible is found in Leviticus 7:11-13,
This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the Lord: If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil. Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering.
Our offerings and service should be more connected to willingness and thanksgiving, than to a sense of obligation. For Israel in the past and for us today, God wants His people to develop a lifestyle of thanksgiving. Peace is a result of giving thanks, and giving thanks brings peace.
Hebrews 13:15 reads, Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
Offerings and service should be more connected to willingness and thanksgiving, than to a sense of obligation. God wants His people to develop a lifestyle of thanksgiving. Peace is a result of giving thanks, and giving thanks brings peace.
Listen to, or watch, the first teaching from the November series on the Firm Foundation podcast, "Thanks-Giving is a Lifestyle."
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