In honor of Thanksgiving, here is a list of 15 reasons to be thankful along with 22 great scriptures that will inspire you to praise God and give Him thanks for all He has done.
1. Be Thankful For Freedom To Praise God
“I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.” Psalm 69:30 (ESV)
“Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!” Psalm 95:2(ESV)
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Psalm 100:4(ESV) Click HERE for scripture art image.
2. Be Thankful For Each Other
“I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,” 1 Corinthians 1:4 (ESV)
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,” Philippians 1:3 (ESV)
“We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.” 2 Thessalonians 1:3 (ESV)
“I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 1:4 (ESV)
3. Be Thankful For The Power Of Prayer
“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6 (ESV)
“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!” 1 Chronicles 16:8 (ESV)
4. Be Thankful For A Powerful God
“saying, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.’ ” Revelation 7:12 (ESV)
5. Be Thankful That God Created Good Things
“For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,” 1 Timothy 4:4 (ESV)
6. Be Thankful For His Steadfast Love
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!” 1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV)
“Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!” Psalm 107:8 (ESV)
7. Be Thankful For Salvation
“I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.” Psalm 118:21 (ESV)
8. Be Thankful That You Can Dwell In His Presence
“Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence. ” Psalm 140:13 (ESV)
9. Be Thankful That You Are No Longer A Slave to Sin
“But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,” Romans 6:17 (ESV)
10. Be Thankful For God’s Grace
“I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, ” 1 Corinthians 1:4 (ESV)
11. Be Thankful That You Are Victorious
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. ” 1 Corinthians 15:57 (ESV)
12. Be Thankful That You Can Be Generous
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.” 2 Corinthians 9:11 (ESV)
13. Be Thankful That You Share In The Inheritance Of The Saints
“giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.” Colossians 1:12(ESV)
14. Be Thankful That You Have His Peace
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 (ESV)
15. Be Thankful That You Have His Strength
“I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,” 1 Timothy 1:12(ESV)
There you have it! 15 Great Reasons to give thanks to your awesome God who loves you!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Staff of Priority Ministries!