Malachi 2:1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
Thanksgiving is what you give in acknowledgement of the good deed that someone has done for you. That is, it is a way of making it known to someone who shows you kindness that you have received what he sent. Thanksgiving is an application for more (Bishop David Oyedepo); when we appreciate God for where we are right now we are indirectly committing him to move us further to the next level. Just because you have not got to where you want to be does not mean that God has not shown you kindness. Your current position is another person's prayer point; so, it is good to give glory to God. Luke 17:17 (And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole).
As a believer there is a stamp on all our blessings; the stamp is to send an alarm to heaven if you have received your package and refuse to acknowledge it; instead of blessings; the curse will kick in immediately. Your adversary who is in charge of activating curses is always on standby and it is only your thanksgiving that can deny him access and keep him away from corrupting your blessings. Thanksgiving is that access code that you need to unwrap your package from God; if you try to unwrap your blessings without Thanksgiving that stamp will send a signal to heaven; Nene has just received her package and she is trying to unwrap it without acknowledging the receipt. Satan will say yes, let's corrupt it; access granted, that is, you have given him access to corrupt your seed, to put dung on them and turn them into curses. God forbid, that will not be you again, in Jesus' name.
Thanksgiving is a way of reminding us of the superiority of God so that we will not go the way of Lucifer. God wants you to acknowledge him that He owns what you have and that even the air you breathe belongs to him. human beings use copyright and patent rights to safeguard their invention and intellectual property. The only way God can safeguard His creation, which is you and me, is through acknowledgement. We are to reference him in all our ways; we give reference when we use someone else's work to do our own so why are you finding it difficult to acknowledge God for His faithfulness in your life. He makes sure that you wake up anytime you sleep. That is number one. This means every day when you wake up you are to acknowledge God who has made it possible by saying, Father, I thank you. If what you waited for since the beginning of the year has not come to pass, that should not be the reason for your unthankfulness; you are alive and healthy. It is only the living that can give praise to God and that is because it is only the living that is still hopeful. Ecclesiastes 9:4 (For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion). Life is a privilege, so being alive means another opportunity has been given to you to do something and you owe God thanks for making it possible. Thanksgiving is mandatory; God is expecting it; it is a commandment and it is as important as the Ten Commandments of God. When I got the understanding of the above scripture that the blessings are side by side with curses I began to practise the act of thanksgiving. Friends, make a decision to live a life of appreciation by constantly appreciating God for His faithfulness in your life and you will not regret it. It is arrogant not to give thanks to God and it is a high level of pride that will make you find it difficult to appreciate others for the kindness they have shown towards you. The scripture says that pride goes before the fall, you will not fall in Jesus' name (Proverbs 16:18). Anyone who receives a package from God and refuses to give glory to Him by acknowledging it, is grouped in a class of a thief; please don´t get me wrong. the above scriptures say that the blessings of such a person are already cursed and (Zechariah 5:3-4) says that the curse is in the house of a thief. Zechariah 5:3 T(hen said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. 4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof). That will not be you in Jesus' name. After all, patent rights and copyrights are to protect your invention and intellectual property against thievery. Friends, now that you know how important thanksgiving is to God, ask for the grace to be a thanksgiving addict and you will receive it, in Jesus' name. From today henceforth, the enemy will not get access to your blessing again, in Jesus' name. Your relationship with God is very important to him, if you are not yet in a relationship with Him, quickly pray this salvation prayer below and be blessed, in Jesus' name.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
NENE ISAH,
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