Genesis 8verse18-21 ‘V18-And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him: V19-Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. V20-And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. V21-And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.’
You are welcome back to our discourse on making an impact via your thanksgiving. As you can see that it’s possible to make an impact through your thanksgiving, but it won’t just happen by chance or coincidence. You have a part to play in the process and this is why God is bringing these truths your way today. I pray that it will indeed change your thanksgiving life forever in Jesus name, amen.
So how can someone know if their thanksgiving is making an impact or not? This is what I started sharing with you in our last lesson and today by his grace, I would like to share further insights along this line. So if you are ready, here we go!
3. It makes an impression on your life or you personally. This is the kind of thanksgiving that God wants you to be involved in. At times have you seen people praise God without it costing them something or taking something out of them. But when praise is truly impactful, it changes your way of thanking God. It also brings about a change of perspective. In other words, it helps you to praise God in a new dimension. So my dear reader, are you still praising God in the same old way? Ps84v7
4. It will provoke uncommon Blessings. Yes this is how to know a praise that is truly impactful. It provokes extraordinary blessings. This is what you see in manifestation in the Samaritan Leper in Luke17verse15-19. His praise provoked an unusual release of God’s blessings. You, too, can enter into this dimension of praise today by making up your mind to praise God according to his promise.
Precious child of God, whenever you praise God, your praise is supposed to do something in you, through you and for you. But in order for this to be a reality, you need to start praising God with a difference. I pray that today will usher you into such a kind of manifestation in Jesus name, amen.
Other Scriptural References: Jn12v1-8; Ps67v5-7; 1Ki3v4-5; 2Sam24v24
Prayer for Today: In the name of Jesus I receive grace to praise God with a difference from henceforth today.
CONFESSION: I appropriate by faith these words of truth into my life and experience. No longer will I struggle to praise my God anymore. It’s a new day for me. I receive courage and strength in making impact via my thanksgiving life in Jesus name, amen
Yemi Adeoti is a pastor, teacher, life coach and mentor & also a prolific writer.
I receive courage and strength through my thanksgiving life in Jesus name. Amen!