ARE YOU OWING GOD THANKS?

A lot of folks have not learnt to appreciate God for his goodness in their lives. Many go ahead to ask for more things while they are yet to thank Him for the ones He has done. 
A significant illustration is seen in the bible. This happened when ten lepers met Christ asking to be cleansed from their leprosy in Luke 17:11-19(NIV);
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 
12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 
13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.
15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 
16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 
18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 
19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”Jesus asking about the other nine people signified that He was interested in the praises of his people.

Jesus asking about the other nine people signified that He was interested in the praises of the people He blessed. When God keeps you, provides for you and does good for you, he expects praises, worship, thanksgiving.
It is possible to therefore owe God thanksgiving. The flip side to this is that you may not get as much as you should if you always praise Him for the ones He has done. Thanksgiving also makes us happy as it gives us the memories of the goodness of God and how much we are loved by the one who created us.

Remember the Israelites ate the same food for forty years. They never thanked God for providing manna they never had to bake themselves. If they praised God, it is believed that they could have been blessed with other food varieties, just as Jesus further blessed the only leper that came to give him praises. So today, sit, meditate and worship God without looking at the time. Unlock the next level of blessings through praises.

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