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Giving Thanks In the Name of Our Lord Jesus

(Ps79:13, 100:1-5; Eph5:20)

God is good.

His love endures forever (Ps136:1), and

He finally leads His people, the sheep of His pasture to a level ground (Ps79:13, 143:10).

Faith is receiving His remedy as the best and giving thanks for Yeshua being the Lord.

The life of this faith is not fearing wherever He leads and never losing thanksgiving (Ps23).

When things go well, everyone naturally gives thanks.

But when there is a disaster, disease, loss or injustice, then resentment erupts.

The power of the Christian is, however, that even if everything is confiscated from him

He never loses thanksgiving (Hab3:17-18).

Banished from the Garden of Eden (Ge3:24),

Adam became servant of the devil and became hellhound with him (Mt25:41) for

The devil succeeded in confiscating thanksgiving,

Even before confiscating health, materials or life (Ge3:1-6; Jn10:10).

Because of their slavery in Egypt for 430 years

The Israelites were drowning in their toil (Ex2:24), and

God sent Moses to bring them out.

Instead of giving thanks, however,

They complained about being pursued, the Red Sea, the wilderness, the lack of water and food,

The difficult path, the vegetation, the battles, the promised land etc.

Consequently, almost all of them fell in the wilderness and

Died without entering the promised land (Ps78:12-52).

God commanded them to give the thank offering in the sanctuary (Lev7:12) where

The golden vase of manna was for

The God of gods and the Lord of lords was their God, their Lord (Ps136:2-3).

Daniel, Jonah, Job etc (Da6:8-10; Job1:9-11, 21-22; Jnh2:9)

Never lost thanksgiving even in their last breath.

Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would let all men know the true thanksgiving for

He is God's remedy for all men, the Only Begotten Son (Jn3:16),

The good shepherd who lays down His life (Jn10:11).

As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
Entrusted His breath in the hand of the good Father (Jn10:17-18);
Judged the thief devil (Jn10:8, 10; 1Jn3:8); and
Gave His redeeming blood to all men (Eph1:7).

He resurrected and sat on the heavenly throne and

He entered there ahead of His people (He6:20).

The Holy Spirit whom He sent

Lets those who believe Him know that

Yeshua is King, Lord, God and the Father (1Co12:3).

The saint is he who does not fear (Ps23:4)

Even if his possessions, job, health or breath is seized and

Gives generously even in extreme poverty (2Co8:2).

So he causes the devil to lose his attack and

After being tested he comes forth as gold (Job23:10; 1Pe1:7).

Finally, he receives back what he lost on earth (Job42:10) and is

Brought before the heavenly throne where

He will see the substance of thanksgiving (Rev11:16-17).

O Lord,

Lord Yeshua, Thank You! Amen.