GIVING THANKS ALWAYS FOR ALL THINGS UNTO GOD

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GIVING THANKS ALWAYS FOR ALL THINGS UNTO GOD

 

(EPHESIANS 5:20)

 

 

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LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO

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 EPHESIANS 5:20
20)Giving thanks always
for all things unto GOD
and the FATHER in the
name of our LORD
JESUS CHRIST
Giving thanks always,
this is indeed always the
main design, and should
be so regarded, to keep
the heart in good tone,
and this part of worship
should be so conducted
as to keep up in the
heart a lively sense of
mercy and goodness of
GOD, that we are to
praise GOD for His
general mercy to
mankind, for the love of
GOD to mankind in
creation, in providence
and redemption ,
sanctification, pardoning
and justifying grace ; for
eternal life itself, for the
Gospel, promises, truths,
always for all things, a
believer has a thankful
heart and Spirit always
and for everything, no
matter what the things
are, giving thanks as we
walk along throughout
the day always giving
thanks help to
experience the fullness
of GOD’S Spirit, since
thanksgiving is for what
GOD has given us, and
prayer for what we still
need, both must be
united, we must give
occasion for thanks
giving through the whole
course of our lives,
without tiredness , the
believer will be thankful,
both generally and as to
details, glory be to GOD
for all things, unto GOD
and the FATHER, in the
name of our LORD
JESUS CHRIST
 
 
MATTHEW 11:25
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 28:18
JOHN 5:24
2 CORINTHIANS 3:14
2 CORINTHIANS 4:4
EPHESIAN 1:22
EPHESIANS 4:18
COLOSSIANS 1:16-19
 
  
25)At that time JESUS
answered and said, I
thank thee, O FATHER,
LORD of heaven and
earth, because thou hast
hid these things from
the wise and prudent,
and hast revealed them
to babes
  
At that times JESUS
answered and said, I
thank thee, O FATHER
the LORD of Heaven
and Earth, I
acknowledge with praise
and thanksgiving, O
FATHER of Heaven and
earth, this is an address
to GOD, by way of
thanksgiving; glorifying
and praising Him,
confessing and
acknowledging His
wisdom, power, grace
and goodness, that He
is abundantly thankful,
and the distinguishing
grace of GOD in the
calling of a few, this
address is made to GOD
as a FATHER, as His
own FATHER; for He
was the only begotten of
Him, and dearly beloved
by Him he address Him
as the LORD of Heaven
and Earth; He being the
maker, upholder, of
both, and which He fills
with His presence; the
one is His throne, and
the other is His footstool
Because thou hast hid
these thing from the
wise and prudent, which
is the doctrines of the
Gospel, such as in
respect to Himself,, His
person, as GOD, and the
Son; His office, as
Messiah, Redeemer and
Savior; and the blessing
of grace, righteousness
and Salvation by Him,
the persons from whom
these things were hid,
are the wise and
prudent; in things
worldly, natural, and
men of great part of
learning, who are wise
on their own conceit , as
the Scribes and
Pharisees, who
themselves cannot grasp
Spiritual truths, but are,
on the contrary, often
the veil between man
and GOD is made ticker
Hast revealed them unto
babes, to babe like men;
men of unassuming
docility, foolish ones, for
even the most honest
heart has no power to
see Spiritual truth unless
GOD draw back the veil.
The people were blind to
GOD’S will, to His
purpose, GOD has
purpose to save the
world through His Son,
JESUS CHRIST, He also
purpose that the wise,
the wise in their own
eyes, the self-sufficient,
shall not see the truth
but the babes, the
needful will have the
truth revealed to them
 
LUKE 17:11-19
RELATED CHAPTERS
ROMANS 15:6
1 CORINTHIANS 6:20
COLOSSIANS 1:12
1 THESELONIAN 5:18
HEBREWS 13:15
1 PETER 2:9
PSALM 9:11
PSALM 35:24
PSALM 67:3
 11)And it came to pass,
as He went to
Jerusalem, that He
passed through the
midst of Samaria and
Galilee
12)And as He entered
into a certain village,
there met Him ten men,
that were lepers, which
stood afar off
13)And they lifted up
their voices, and said
JESUS master, have
mercy on us
14)And when He saw
them, He said unto
them, Go show
yourselves unto the
priests, and it came to
pass, that, as they went,
they were cleansed
15)And one of them,
when he saw that he
was healed, turned back,
and with a loud voice
glorified GOD
16)And fell down on his
face at his feet, giving
thanks; and he was a
Samaritan
17)And JESUS answering
said, were there not ten
cleansed? But were 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
 JESUS CHRIST went
down towards
Jerusalem, His mission
is fulfilled His purpose
on earth, He passed
through the midst of
Samaria and Galilee,
there met Him ten men
that were lepers, which
stood afar off, as lepers
were banished from the
towns, they were
likewise obliged to keep
at a distance from the
roads, so that they
might not expose others
to the contagion
LEVITICUS 13:46, He is
unclean; he shall dwell
alone; without the camp
shall his habitation
NUMBERS 5:2-3
according to the old
mosaic law, with
curiosity these had no
doubt heard of the many
lepers who had been
healed by Him they see
the great crowd fooling
Him, with and
inclination to beg,
probably they might
have got together that
they might at once come
to the great physician,
the leprosy was a sore
disease, having ten
lepers as nigh to the
public road as they were
permitted to come, they
have had sighted JESUS
CHRIST, and cried
aloud, being at a
distance, that they might
be heard; as well as to
express their vehement
desire to be cleansed,
they did not ask only for
physical healing; they
also asked for spiritual
healing, for forgiveness
of sins as well, they
cried for mercy upon all
their being beseeching
Him JESUS master, have
mercy on us to take pity
on them, show
compassion on them
and cure them.
They had heard some of
the great miracles,
which JESUS had
performed, when he
saw them He always
listened instantly to the
appeal of the lepers, and
He said, by His
command He gave them
an implied assurance
that they would be
healed; for the design
for which they were to
go was to exhibit the
evidence that they were
restored, and obtained
permission from the
priest to mingle again in
society, it may be
observed that this
required no small
measure of faith on
their part, for JESUS did
not heal them and tell
them to go; He told
them to go without
expressing assurance
that they will be healed,
and without evidence
to the priests, Go show
yourselves to the
priests, intimating that
the cure they desired
should be performed on
the way, and they went
in obedience to His
word; they were
cleansed, by the
wonder-working power
of JESUS CHRIST
And one of them, this
man sensible of the
power of GOD and
grateful for His mercies,
and when he saw that
he was healed, was so
affected, that, with a
heart full of gratitude
and joy, he immediately
turned back, and with
loud voice glorified
GOD, made a free and
open acknowledgement
of the mercy which he
had, received, though
he had kept a distance
from JESUS before, he
being aware that he
was now healed when
he felt perfect
soundness in his body,
and perceived that he
was restored to his
health, and saw with his
eyes that the leprosy
was gone from him,
which must be visible
enough and perfectly
clean, he came near,
that all might have an
opportunity of beholding
the miracles; and fell
down of his face at his
feet, in the deepest
humility, he poured out
his thanksgiving to GOD,
and gave Him praise,
thanking GOD , as the
immediate author of the
cure; for the wonderful
recovery, and yet this
man was a Samaritan,
apparently nine(9)of the
lepers were Jews, and
only one was a
Samaritan this render
his conduct more
remarkable and sticking
in the sight of the Jews,
they considered the
samaritans as especially
wicked and ignorant of
religious things and
themselves as very Holy
yet this man behave as
a religious good man,
who had sense of his
mercy, knew his duty
and his obligation, and
performed them .
And JESUS answered
and said, were there
not ten cleansed? But
where are the nine? And
what a striking
illustration of human
nature, and of the
ingratitude of man, one
come back to give
thanks for the favor
bestow on him; the
others were heard of no
more, when people were
restored from dangerous
sickness , here and
there one comes to give
thanks to GOD; but
where are the nine? But
where were the rest,?
They went and show
themselves to the
priests, and then
returned to their several
places of abode, and
took no notice of their
physician and savior, to
make a return to Him,
When people are
defended from danger,
when they are recovered
from the perils of the
sea, when a steamboat
is destroyed, and a large
part of crews and
passenger perish, here
and there one of those
who are saved
acknowledged the
goodness of GOD and
render Him praise and
thanks giving, but the
mass of them will
about their normal life,
they give no thanks, they
offer no praise, they go
about their usual
employments to mingle
in the scenes of
pleasure and of sin as
nothing occurred , few,
few of all who have
been secured from
“threatened graves
neglect their obligation
to GOD, or express it,
they forget their great
Benefactor such is
ungrateful man, they are
many who are cleansed
by the blood of CHRIST;
His blood was shared
for many, for the
remission of sins and by
His righteousness , He
justifies many, they are
few who that glorify
Him, by keeping close to
the rules of His word.
JESUS had commanded
them to go to the priest,
and they were probably
obeying the
commandment, they
were impatient to be
healed and selfish in
wishing it, and had no
gratitude with GOD,
This stranger, this
foreigner; this alien ,
this man, who might
have been the last
expected to express
gratitude to GOD, the
most unlikely character
are often found to be
most consistent and
grateful, men from
whom we would expect
least in religion.
Thy faith hath made
thee whole, for as yet he
lay at His feet upon his
face, adoring and
praising Him; nor did he
attempt to rise till
JESUS bid him: adding
go thy way: to thine
country, town, city, and
to your friends and
relations, and about thy
business ,thy faith hath
made the whole;or
saved thee in soul, as
well as body, for his
salvation is ascribed to
his faith
 
 
2 CORINTHIANS 1:11
1)Ye also helping
together by prayer for
us, that for the gift
bestowed upon us by
the means of many
persons thanks may be
given by many on our
behalf
You also helping
together by prayer for
us, cooperating
together, aiding,
assisting; the efficacy
of intercessory
prayer ,and the prayer of
those righteous ones
were heard by GOD and
often effectual for
deliverance of them, that
from many faces the gift
to us may be thankfully
acknowledged by many,
GOD uses suffering to
stir up prayer and
thanksgiving, the prayer
causes GOD to move in
our behalf and to deliver
us through our suffering,
and when we are
strengthened and
delivered, we praise
GOD, God hears and
answered prayers and
he hears and answers
our prayer for others,
that thanks may be
giving by many on our
behalf;, that he may not
only have the praises of
those persons upon
whom he bestows
mercies, but of those
who have been so
praying, that we ought
not to forget to give
thanks for others for
whom GOD hath heard
us, praying which is
reasonable, and ought to
be observed: for since
were concerned in
asking for, and obtaining
the mercy, they ought
be thankful to GOD
always

2 CORINTHIANS 9:11-12
11)Being enriched in
every thing to all
bountifulness, which
causeth through us
thanksgiving to GOD
12)For the
administration of this
service not only
supplieth the want of
the Saint the Saint, but is
abundant also by many
thanksgivings unto GOD
Being enriched in
everything, that GOD
was not only able to give
them a sufficiency, in
all aspects your riches
are conferred not for the
purposes of luxury and
self-gratification; not to
be spent in sensual
enjoyment, not to
parade and display; it is
made to be distributed
to others, by doing good
to the poor, by
promoting happiness
and producing in such a
way as to cause
thanksgiving to GOD,
the believer is called
upon to give sacrificially;
in fact, he is to give all
he is and has to meet
the needs of a
desperate world, GOD
expect the believer to
give sacrificially so that
the believer may abound
in every good work, that
is GOD give the believer
more and more, the
believer receives so that
he can give to meet the
needs of the ravaged
world, GOD did not give
it to him to keep back,
GOD gave it to the
believer to meet the
desperate needs of the
world, he is only a
channel through which
GOD sends His blessing
to the world
To all bountifulness
simplicity, or liberality,
sincerity, candor,
frankness and especially
as manifesting itself in
liberality, evidenced in
doing good to others,
which causes though us
thanksgiving to GOD;
not their riches and
fulness, but their liberal
distribution of them to
the poor that, we shall
so distribute your arms
as to cause thanksgiving
and the fulness of great
heart to GOD, if it is
given to others, the poor
and the needy, it is that,
the recipient should be
more grateful to GOD
than to us; should feel
that though we may be
the honored instrument
in distributing it, yet the
true benefactor is GOD
FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF
THIS SERVICE
For the administration of
this Service, not only in
giving and collecting,
but by the distributing
to the Poor and needy,
but is abundant also by
many thanksgiving to
GOD, will abound unto
GOD in producing
thanksgivings
PHILIPPIANS 4:6
6)Be careful for nothing;
but in every thing by
prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let
your requests be made
known unto GOD
Be careful for nothing,
that is be not anxious
about the things of this
present life
BY PRAYER AND
SUPPLICATION
It is the mode of prayer
which especially arises
from the sense of need
or want
WITH THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving connected
with prayer, we thank
and praise GOD for all
that He is and for all
that He has done for us,
with thanksgiving for
mercies received, we
can always find
something to be thankful
for, no matter what may
be the burden of our
wants, or special subject
of our petitions, when
we pray for the supply
of our wants, we may be
thankful for that kind
providence , when we
pray for the restoration
of sickness , we may be
thankful for the health
we have hitherto
enjoyed, and for GOD’S
merciful, and for His
goodness ; when we
pray that our children
and friends may be
preserved from danger
and death, we may
remember how often
GOD has intervened to
save them; when
oppressed with a sense
of sin, we pray for
pardon, we have
abundant cause of
thanksgiving that there
is a glorious way by
which we may be saved,
we are to pray about
everything no matter
how small and
insignificant it may
seem, GOD is interested
in the details of our
lives, in the most details,
He want us to
acknowledged Him in all
our ways or steps
because He wants to
care and look after
every single step, by
thanksgiving for every
event , thanksgiving
gives effect to prayer ,
with a grateful
acknowledgement of
mercies received,
benefits conferred, no
prayer is acceptable to
GOD, we pray in
everything we are to
walk in GOD live, move,
and have our being in
Him, we are to do this
by prayers
 
 
COLOSSIANS 1:3
3)We give thanks to
GOD and the FATHER of
our LORD JESUS
CHRIST, praying always
for you
We give thanks, a
thanksgiving to GOD, to
whom praise and
thankfulness are always
due as a creator and
preserver, it’s the
instinct of the life of
grace, these
thanksgiving recognized
GOD as the whole
cause of all goodness in
believer, Paul give
thanks to GOD, but he
give thanks to the only
living GOD, even the
FATHER of our LORD
JESUS CHRIST, there is
no GOD except the
FATHER of our LORD
JESUS CHRIST who is
the object of praise and
thanksgiving, for
CHRIST being made
sanctification to
believers by sanctifying
grace of the Spirit of
GOD in regeneration,
being called with Holy
calling and having
principle of grace,
wrought in them they
form as a new man in
righteousness and true
holiness, true and
sincere believer in
CHRIST constant
preserving faith in Him,
faith of the Gospel being
born of GOD, having
Him for their FATHER
and part of the Family of
GOD in heaven, and
heirs together of grace,
 
COLOSSIANS 1:12
2)Giving thanks unto
the FATHER, which hath
made us meet to be
partakes of the
inheritance of the saints
in light
Give thanks to the
FATHER by rendering
appropriate thanks to
GOD our thankfulness
ought to be constant,
thankfulness ought to be
sweet duty, it is joy to
cherish gratitude,
gracious hearts do not
need to be told to be
thankful, we must be
thankful for his mercy
and grace, who, by
justifying and
sanctifying us through
faith in His son, and the
influence of His Spirit,
who called us from the
kingdom of darkness as
we are delivered from
their power when, being
rescued from the state
of ignorance and error,
and unbelief ,to know
the truth and the truth
make us free from the
guilt of power of sin, to
the kingdom of light,
this had been done by
special plan plan of
salvation and had sent
His son to Redeemed
us, our special thanks
are due to the FATHER
who is the great author
of the whole plan of
salvation
WHO HATH MADE US
MEET
Who hath made us
meet, by conferring the
privilege and ability to
be made partakers of
His kingdom, to be
partakers we have to be
prepared, that is,
qualified and made fit
before we receive the
inheritance from GOD,
especially an inheritance
not in his present sinful
and corrupt state, if he
ever to receive
inheritance he must fist
made fit and acceptable
to GOD, GOD has made
us qualify; to receive
inheritance from Him,
when a person turn his
life over to GOD, he is
returning his life over to
light, he is to live and
move and have his being
in light, that is, in GOD,
he is to walk in the light
of GOD Himself, so
much so that he is a
light, that he is called
the light of the world,
the believers are
committed to walk in the
light of GOD, every
believer who live and
walk in the light receive
Inheritance of GOD, by
conferred on us grace,
sufficient to make it
proper that we should
partake in the blessing
of His kingdom
 
LUKE 6:35
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 25:33-46
JOHN 5:24
TITUS 3:7
1 PETER 1:3-4
35)But love ye your
enemies, and do good,
and lend, hoping for
nothing again; and your
reward shall be great,
and ye shall be the
children of the Highest:
for He is kind unto the
unthankful and to the
evil
  But love you your
enemies that is,
unselfish seek the best
or higher good for your
enemies, and do good,
and lend, expecting
nothing in return, either
principal or interest,
lending to such
persons , from whom, in
all appearance , it is
never to be expected
again, the obedient
believer shall receive, all
that the believer suffers
and loss will be
restored , he will receive
well beyond what he
lost, he will receive
enormous reward for
having obeyed GOD and
having sacrificed in
order to meet the needs
of the ravaged dying
world, for your reward
will be great, rich,
abundant, GOD will
bless you in your worldly
substance hear, acts of
kindness and
beneficence to the
poor and needy and
shall be made manifest,
you will be sons of the
most High; the believer
shall receive both
eternal life and an
inheritance for having
obeyed CHRIST having
saved so sacrificially
while on earth he will
have part in the glorious
work of GOD that will
performed a new heaven
and earth, the work that
will go on from glory to
glory, he shall be called
the child of the most
high GOD that is of
GOD, one of whose
name is the Most High,
because GOD himself is
kind and gracious and
good to the unthankful
and the wicked; by
causing His sun to rise,
and His rain to fall on
them, as on the
righteous and the good
 
MATTHEW 6:9
9)After this manner
therefore pray ye; Our
FATHER which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy
name
AFTER THIS MANNER
PRAY YOU
Our FATHER is the First
point of prayer, the
believer is to pray like
this, FATHER thank you
are our FATHER: thank
you for adopting us as
your children, that you
have chosen us, Thank
you for the Family of
GOD, thank you for the
body of CHRIST, thank
you for loving us that
much
GOD is addressed as
Our FATHER, which
denote a family
relationship and show
that GOD who is in
heaven is the believer’s
FATHER all believer
belong to the same
family, they all have
common interest , the
word FATHER pinpoint
GOD as the believer’s
source, He is the care
and responsibility in the
same family , He loves
and provides and cares
for the believer’s needs,
thus, a relationship with
the unseen heavenly
unseen world.
 
PHILIPPIANS 4:6
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 6:31-33
MATTHEW 7:7
MATTHEW 26:41
LUKE 10:41
LUKE 12:29
LUKE 18:1
LUKE 21:34
LUKE 21:36
EPHESIAN 6:18
PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7
1 THESSALONIANS 5:17
HEBREW 13:5
1 PETER 5:7
  
6)Be careful for nothing;
but in everything by
prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let
your requests be made
known unto GOD
  
Be careful for nothing,
take no thought, that is,
be not anxious or
apprehensive about the
things of the present
life, the peace of GOD
will enable the believer
to conquer worry and
anxiety , GOD will
overcome the trail of the
believer no matter how
terrible and pressuring
they may be GOD will
infuse the believer with
peace, with the very
peace of GOD himself, a
peace that carries the
believer through trails,
but that there is to be
such confidence in GOD
PRAYER AND
SUPPLICATION
The remedy for anxiety
and worry is prayer and
thanksgiving, refers to
prayer that focus tospecial needs, we feel a
deep, intense need,
therefore, we go before
GOD and petition Him,
that is, pour out our soul
to GOD, need confront
us, and the only possible
help and deliverance is
GOD, therefore we laid
needs before Him as a
Child: crying pleading
But in everything in
respect to afflictions,
embarrassments, and
trials and everything
relating to our Spiritual
condition by prayer and
supplication, which is a
mode of prayer which
especially arises from
the sense of need or
want
WITH THANKSGIVING
As believer we thank
GOD for all that He has
done for us, our praying
is not to be general, but
specific, we lay before
GOD exactly what is
needed and we are not
to fear that we are being
too detailed with GOD,,
we are to walk in GOD,
live, and move about our
daily life, we do this by
praying through prayer
and thanksgiving, we
offer thanksgiving and
praise all day long as we
walk and move about
our daily affairs, we are
to pray about everything
no matter how small and
insignificant it may
seem, GOD is interested
in the detail of our lives,
in the minute details, He
want us to acknowledge
Him in all our ways or
steps because He want
to care and look after
every single step, for we
walk in prayer
fellowshipping with
GOD, GOD is infusing in
us His presence and
peace
 
COLOSSIANS 2:7
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 7:24-26
ROMANS 16:25
1 CORINTHIANS 3:11
2 THESSALONIANS 2:16-17
1 TIMOTHY 6:19
2 TIMOTHY 2:19
7)Rooted and built up in
him and stablished in
the faith, as ye have
been taught, abounding
therein with thanksgiving
Rooted and built up in
him, as a tree strike its
roots deep in the earth,
the believers is to be
rooted and built up in
CHRIST, the believer is
to be like a tree that has
its roots deeply planted
in the ground, the
ground provides
strength against wind,
storms and nourishment
for life, the believer is to
draw his strength and
nourishment from
CHRIST, they are
sometimes compared to
trees, and are trees of
righteousness, the
planting of the LORD;
and their root is
CHRIST, from where as
such they spring, and by
whom they are filled
with the fruit of
righteousness; in Him
they are to abide, keep
close unto Him, and
walk in Him; deriving all
their life, nourishment,
fruitfulness , grace, and
perseverance in it, from
Him as their root: they
are sometime compared
to a building, to a house
for GOD and CHRIST is
the only sure foundation
on which they are laid,
and where they are safe
and secured ,building
their faith and hope of
eternal glory entirely
upon Him,
They are to walk in a
continuous, unbroken
communication and
fellowship with CHRIST,
a temple, a habitation
for GOD and CHRIST is
the only sure foundation
on which they are laid,
and where they are safe
and secured ,building
their faith and hope of
eternal glory entirely
upon Him,
They are to walk in a
continuous, unbroken
communication and
fellowship with CHRIST,
his life and mind focus
upon CHRIST without
interruption, drawing all
nourishment and
strength from Him the
believer is to walk
strengthened in faith
just as he has been
taught, they are to lean
all they can about the
faith and hold fast to it,
so our faith should
strike deep into the
doctrine respecting the
Savior , that they are
well grounded in their
faith in CHRIST, and
thoroughly instructed
and establish in the
doctrines of the Gospel;
ABOUNDING THEREIN
WITH THANKSGIVING
The believer is to walk
Expressing overflowing with
 thankfulness for JESUS
CHRIST has
done so much for
believer, overflowing
with thanksgiving on and
on, never ceasing, not
even for one moment of
the day, therefore the
believer is to learn to
walk in an unbroken
spirit of thanksgiving, a
thankfulness that
overflows in praise to
the LORD moment by
Moment according to
the superabounding
grace ,they had, that
they have been made
acquainted with truths,
so precious and
gracious, believers are
to abound in work of the
LORD, and in every
good work, and in the
exercise of every grace,
so in the knowledge of
truth, being thankful to
GOD
 
COLOSSIANS 3:15
15)And let the peace of
GOD rules in your
hearts, to the which also
ye are called in one
body; and be ye thankful
And let the peace of
GOD rules in your
hearts, the believer is to
have a heart ruled by
GOD’S peace, he is to
let the peace of CHRIST
that passes all
understanding rule in all
things, it means to be
assured, confident, and
secure in love and the
care of GOD, it means
that GOD will take care
of us no matter the
problem or
circumstance , a person
can experience true
peace only as he comes
to know CHRIST, only
CHRIST can bring peace
real peace to the human
heart, the kind of peace
brings deliverance and
the assurance of
deliverance to the
human soul, let the
peace of CHRIST rule in
your hearts, prevail and
governed thee, the
believer has to be willing
to let the mediator of
peace rule, to which also
in one body; though they
are many members, yet
they are but one body;
and therefore ought to
and our privileges, hope
and benefits we have
received as believers
giving thank always to
GOD for all things
be in peace
The believer is to let
peace reign in their
hearts and to be
thankful, for His mercies
and our privileges, hope
and benefits we have
received as believers
giving thank always to
GOD for all things.
 
COLOSSIANS 3:17
7)And whatsoever ye do
in word or deed, do all in
the name of the LORD
JESUS, giving thanks to
GOD and FATHER by
him
And whatsoever you do
in preaching the word of
CHRIST, in hearing the
Gospel, in singing and
in the conference of
conversation of each
other; or in whatever
action, civil or religion
throughout the whole
life and conversation, in
the performance words
or deed, whatever you
say or do, whether
relating to worldly
affairs or to religion, do
all in the name of the
LORD JESUS , the
believers duty is to have
a heart that does all in
the name of CHRIST,
according to the mind
and will of CHRIST
declared in the Gospel,
do it all because He
require and commands
it, and with a desire to
honor Him, it sit e only
name that accept
GOD’S presence,
The believer’s response
is that of thanksgiving,
even in thanks giving the
believer approach GOD
only by CHRIST ,Giving
thanks to GOD the
FATHER by Him,,
through Him, all our
actions are to be
accompanied with
thanksgiving, with a
grateful remembrance of
the mercy of GOD that
gave us such a Savior to
be to be an example and
guide
 
 
COLOSSIANS 4:2
RELATED CHAPTER
MATTHEW 7:7
JOHN 16;24
1 CORINTHIANS 15:57
2 CORINTHIANS 9:15
2 CORINTHIANS 10:5
EPHESIANS 5:20
HEBREWS 13:15
1 PETER 2:9
2)Continue in prayer,
and watch in the same
with thanks giving
The believers duty is to
continue steadfastly in
prayer, that is, do not
neglect it; observe it at
all stated times;
maintain the Spirit of
prayer, and embrace all
proper occasion to
engage in it, be
constant, persevering
and exhaustive in prayer,
it means constant and
unbroken prayer, to be in
constant and
unbroken fellowship
and communion with
GOD, it means to walk
and breathe prayer, to
live and move and have
our being in prayer, it
mean never face a
moment when we are
not in prayer, it is by
develop and attitude of
prayer, walk in a Spirit
of prayer, pray always
when our minds are not
upon on some duty,
arise early and pray
before daily activities
being spend a worship
time in prayer with GOD,
make it a continuous
practice, pray before
going to bed, make it a
continuous practice, we
must walk and live the
life of prayer, believer
must continue in prayer,
devote themselves in
prayer
WATCH IN PRAYER
Watch in prayer means
to stay awake, be alert,
be sleepless, be active,
concentrate, it means to
fight against distraction,
drowsiness,
sluggishness, wandering
thoughts in prayer, it
means to discipline our
minds and control our
thoughts in prayer, be
vigilant in prayer is the
duty of the believer
PRAY WITH
THANKSGIVING
With thanks giving for
everything whether joyful, or
sorrowful,
spiritual, national, family
and individual, GOD
alone has done more for
us, we are to thank Him,
GOD continues to bless
us,His hands is
constantly upon our
lives, looking after and
caring for us; therefore,
we should continually
thank him, our praise
should be lifted up to
Him all through the day
as we go about our daily
affairs, an hour should
not pass when we have
not praise and thank
GOD several times
 
1 THESSALONIANS 2:13
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 13:16
MATTHEW 13:23
LUKE 8:15
ACTS 2:41
ACTS 17:11
1 CORINTHIANS 2:13-14
2 TIMOTHY 2:15 
2 TIMOTHY 3:16
HEBREWS 1:1
2 PETER 1:20-21
2 PETER 3:2
13)For this cause also
thank GOD without
ceasing, because, when
ye receive the word of
GOD which ye heard of
us, ye received it not as
the word of man, but as
it is in truth, the word of
GOD, which effectually
worketh also in you that 
believe
For this cause, because
of the labor we went
through to tech you, so
for their effectual calling
by His grace, to his
kingdom and glory, as
well for the reception of
the word of the word of
GOD, owning to the
goodness and grace of
GOD, and therefore
required a constant
sense of continued
thankfulness without
ceasing for it, we not
only thank Him that we
have been enable to
conduct ourselves, and
to discharge our duty,
that they received the
truth, when it was
preached, in such away
as to show that they
fully believed it to be the
word of GOD
WHEN YE RECEIVED
THE WORD OF GOD
When you received the
word of GOD which you
heard of us, the word
which GOD hath
appointed to be heard
through our preaching,
not as word of men,
which we received
sometimes doubting
sometime disputing it; or
believing it only with
human reasoning, as
dictates of philosophy or
the report of men, and
without the impression
of the authority of GOD
upon their minds or
when we receive the
word of GOD because
of eloquence or leaning
of preachers or
admiration of His
person, not human
origin, but as a Divine
revelation, because
GOD is the author of it,
it comes from Him, and
is ministered by His
authority, and is apart of
that written word that
was given by inspiration
of grace in redeeming,
justifying, pardoning,
adopting, regenerating,
and giving eternal life to men
You were not led to
embrace it by human
reasoning, or the mere
arts of persuasion, or
from personal respect
for others, but your
conviction that it was a
revelation from GOD,
with a Divine faith, ready
subjection of our souls
to it, and with reverent
attention. As word from
heaven, as a truth , they
received it and this
cause we give thanks to
GOD, that the word of
GOD was received not
from the
preachers/teachers, is
directly from GOD
Himself they received it
with much assurance
and certainty, as
infallible truth; and
which was inviolably to
be adhere to, without
alteration, without
adding to it or taking
away from it and to be
had and retained in the
greatest esteem and
reverence, and never to
be departed from; and
that they receive, and
never to depart from its
operation in them, which
effectually worked also
in them that believe, for
GOD works by and with
His word, and His word
only effectually works
when it comes in power;
or is the power of GOD
unto Salvation to them
that believes; and when
it does come with a
Divine commission and
power, it effectually
works to the quickening
of dead sinners, the
enlightening of Dark
minds, the softening of
hard hearts, producing
faith which works by
love, encouraging hope
delivering from the
bondage of sin
 
 
1 THESSALONIANS 5:18
 
18) In every thing give
thanks: for this is the
will of GOD in CHRIST
JESUS concerning you
in everything, in every
circumstance in joy in
sorrow; for everything,
for everything, give
thanks, in every
moment, even in
persecution and shame,
suffered for CHRIST’S
sake, thanks are to be
giving to Him for all
things, for our beings,
the preservation of
them; for provision of
food and raiment, and
all mercies of life; for
the means of grace, for
the Glorious Gospel, for
spiritual blessings, for Redeeming
regenerating, adopting,
pardoning justifying,
and persevering grace,
especially for JESUS
CHRIST our LORD and savior,
Prayer and thanksgiving
are two wings of the
Soul by which it rises
upward to GOD, for it is
the will of GOD in
CHRIST JESUS
concerning you, believer
are not only to be
engage in constant
payer but also in
constant thanksgiving,
their prayer should
partake largely of the
nature of thanksgiving
and have a thankful
Spirit, is the will of GOD;
is a part of that good,
perfect, and acceptable
will of His, and what is
well pleasing in His
sight, which is
exemplified in CHRIST,
who for, and all things,
gave thanks to GOD,
and had his will reigned
in every circumstance of
His life
 
2 THESSALONIANS 1:3
 
3)We are bound to
thank GOD always for
you, brethren, as it is
meet, because that your
faith growth
exceedingly, and the
charity of every one of
you all towards each other
aboundeth
We are bound to give
thank always to GOD
since all blessing,
earthly and Spiritual,
come from Him, seeing
He is ever giving out
fresh favors, for their
faith Hope and love, for
the efficacy of their
grace , for their growth
in faith exceedingly ; it
grows over and above
the ordinary rate of
growth , their assent to
the doctrine of the
Gospel grew more firm
and rooted, their
increase in love to ward
each other
     
 
2 THESSALONIANS 2:13
RELATED CHAPTERS
MATTHEW 11:28
JOHN 3:3
JOHN 3:16-18
JOHN5:24
JOHN 5:21
JOHN 6:28-29
JOHN 6:63
JOHN 7:37
JOHN 11:25
JOHN 12:32-33
JOHN 12:46
JOHN 16:8
JOHN 20:31
ROMANS 8:11
EPHESIAN 2:4-5
EPHESIANS 4:22-23
COLOSSIANS 3:10
ROMANS 10:9-10
1 CORINTHAINS 1:18
EPHESIAN 2:1
13)But we are bound to
give thanks always to
GOD for you, brethren
beloved of the LORD,
because GOD hath from
beginning chosen you to
Salvation through
sanctification of the
Spirit and belief of the truth
  
But we are bound to
give thanks always to
GOD for you, because
GOD hath from
beginning chosen or
elected them to
salvation, the origin of
Salvation is GOD, that is
from the beginning,
GOD chose you to be
saved, God has chosen
the believers before the
world was created,
chose them to Salvation,
God want us to be with
Him, He does not want
us to be judge and
condemned and
separated from Him
forever and ever to
eternal election,
That is the reason the
believers were under
obligation to be
continually thankful to
GOD, for what He had
done for them; as GOD
is the FATHER of
mercies thanks are to be
given to Him for spiritual
blessing, thanksgiving
continually that GOD
had chosen them to be
eternally holy and happy
and that he has from
eternity designed that
they are chosen should
make it a subject of
grateful praise, they
have more exalted
source of gratitude that
they are chosen having
adopted them in His
eternal purpose to
eternal life.
GOD has chosen
believers through the
sanctifying work of the
Spirit, which means to
set apart or separated
unto GOD, sanctification
of the spirit, being made
Holy by the Divine Spirit,
the Holy Spirit quickens
or makes alive the
Gospel to a man’s heart so
that he sees it as
never before, He sees,
understands, grasp as
never before and the
belief of the truth, he
saw the fruits of
election in their
sanctification and belief
of the truth
 
1 TIMOTHY 2:1
RELATED CHAPTER
MATTHEW 7:7
LUKE 18:1
LUKE 23:
ACTS 7:60
EPHESIANS 6:18
PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7
COLOSSIANS 4:2
1 THESSALONIANS 5:17
 
JAMES 5:16-18
1)I exhort therefore, that,
first of all, supplications,
prayers intercessions,
and giving of thanks, be  
made for all men
I exhort therefore, I give
thee this charge with
regards prayer and, with
regards to doctrine,
supplications,
intercession and
thanksgiving be made all
for men,Prayer for every
one, we are to pray the
high and low educated
and uneducated, the
important and
unimportant, the poor
and the rich, the leader
and the followers, the
old and young, the
friend and enemies, pray
for everyone, do not
neglect to pray, ignore,
or bypass any person,
every person needs
prayer; every person
needs GOD; His
salvation, care,
direction, approval and
acceptance, we have to
pray for everyone, the
believer is encourage
and charged to pray,
that is, we are to be
carrying the need before
GOD with great sense of
urgency and plead and
beg for person to
persons, that the idea is
that of intense and deep
brokenness before GOD
in behalf of others, that
GOD will help and save
the person, we are to
intercede for men,
expecting GOD to hear
and answer in the name
of JESUS CHRIST, we
are intercede for all
men, to stand in the Gap
between man and GOD,
bodily praying and
asking GOD to be
merciful and gracious in
Salvation and in
deliverance we thank
GOD for hearing and
answering our prayer
thank Him for what He
has done and is going to
do for all men
 
HEBREWS 13:15
15)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
Through Him, through
His sacrifice, which has
made atonement, fitted
for our priestly service,
therefore, let us at all
times offer up to GOD a
sacrifice of praise, GOD
is well please with such
sacrifices, whether in
deed or word
continually, that is the
fruit of our lips confessing His
name ,giving thanks to
His name, if we do what
we do in the name of
JESUS and to the glory
of GOD to GOD, to the
glory of His name, to the
honor of His Divine
perfections; continually;
as the creator and
preserver of us, in our
beings; as the FATHER
of mercies on us,
 

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