THEMYSTERYOFTHANKSGI

VING

Godwi
nAseghi
emhe

I
ttookmeav
eryl
ongt
imet
ounder
standThanksgi
vi
ngandpr
aise.

Year
sago,
theLor
dtol
dmeaboutt
hist
wot
imesbutIdi
dn'
t

under
stand.I
ttookmeav
eryl
ongt
imet
ounder
stand

Thanksgi
vi
ngandpr
aise.Year
sago,
theLor
dtol
dmeaboutt
his

t
wot
imesbutIdi
dn'
tunder
stand.

Ther
eisadi
ff
erencebet
weenpr
ayer
,pr
aiseandwor
shi
pthough

t
heycanbei
nter
changed.Wheny
oupr
ay,
angel
sar
esent
..
.When

y
oupr
aise,
Godcomes.WhenDani
elpr
ayed,
Angel
came.When

t
hechur
chpr
ayed,
Godsentanangel
toopent
hepr
ison

WEPRAI
SE,
ANDTHESPI
RITTOWORSHI
PCOMES,
WE

WORSHI
PANDTHEGLORYORPRESENCECOMES,
WETHEN

PRAYI
NTHEGLORY

Wegeti
ntoHi
spr
esencewi
thpr
aiseandThanksgi
vi
ngandnot
wi
thwor
shi
p..
.Letmet
ell
youwhy
.Wegeti
ntopr
aisi
ngHi
m

i
ntent
ional
l
y,butwegeti
ntowor
shi
ppi
ngHi
mint
hespi
ri
t.
..The

Bi
blesay
sthatwewor
shi
pinspi
ri
tandt
rut
h

TheWel
shr
evi
val
waspi
oneer
edbyEv
anRober
tsbet
ween1904

and1905.3/
4oft
hatr
evi
val
wassai
dtobepeopl
epr
aisi
ngand

wor
shi
ppi
ng.I
noney
ear
,mor
ethan70,
000soul
swer
ewon.They

spenthour
spr
aisi
ngGodi
ntheWel
shr
evi
val
andf
oot
bal
l

mat
chesandspor
tswer
ecancel
l
edbecausepeopl
ewer
ehungr
y

f
orGod.Bi
shopDav
idOy
edeposay
sthatHedancesev
ery

membert
ohi
schur
chonSunday
.Dav
idpr
ayedt
hreet
imesaday

butpr
aisedsev
ent
imesaday

Let
'sgeti
ntoscr
ipt
ures.Justf
oll
ow

Psal
ms47:
7

[
7]ForGodi
stheKi
ngofal
ltheear
th:si
ngy
epr
aiseswi
th
under
standi
ng.

Themy
ster
ybehi
ndpr
aisei
snott
hesi
ngi
ngordanci
ng.I
tisi
n
t
heUnder
standi
ng.I
nthi
ski
ngdom,
youonl
yseei
thappenwhen

y
ouknowi
t.Soy
ouar
enotsi
ngi
nganddanci
ngbecausei
t'
sa

r
out
ine,
butbecauset
hel
i
ghthasent
eredy
ou.WhenJesust
aught

pr
ayer
,Hegav
epr
aiseandThanksgi
vi
ngf
ir
stpl
ace

Ir
epeat
:genui
nepr
aisebr
ingsi
nthehungert
owor
shi
p,wor
shi
p

br
ingsi
nthegl
ory
,thegl
orybr
ingsi
nthespi
ri
tofpr
ayerand

wi
sdom.

Mat
thew6:
9

[
9]Af
tert
hismannert
her
efor
epr
ayy
e:OurFat
herwhi
char
tin
heav
en,
Hal
l
owedbet
hyname.

Bef
orewegeti
ntot
hemy
ster
ypr
oper
.Let
'sseewhyy
oushoul
d

pr
aiseandgi
veGodt
hanks

WHENYOUSHOULDPRAI
SEGOD

1.Wheny
ouar
efacedwi
thadeadendsi
tuat
ion,
prai
sei
stheway
out

John11:
41

[
41]
Thent
heyt
ookawayt
hest
onef
rom t
hepl
acewher
ethedead
wasl
aid.AndJesusl
i
fteduphi
sey
es,
andsai
d,Fat
her
,It
hank
t
heet
hatt
houhasthear
dme.

WhenJesuswasi
nthebombofLazar
us,
Hegav
eust
hisl
i
ght
.He

gav
ethanksandt
henweknowt
her
esul
tst
hatf
oll
owed.The

deadmancamebackt
oli
fe.Wheny
ougett
othepl
aceofpr
ayer
,

danceandsi
ngbef
oreGodatl
eastanhourdownl
oadapr
aise

medl
eyonYouTubeandl
eti
tpl
ay

2.WhenGodhasdonesomet
hinggoodi
nyourl
i
fe,
prai
seHi
m

andt
her
esul
twi
l
lbepr
eser
vedandmul
ti
pli
ed

John6:
11

[
11]
AndJesust
ookt
hel
oav
es;
andwhenhehadgi
vent
hanks,
he
di
str
ibut
edt
othedi
sci
ples,
andt
hedi
sci
plest
othem t
hatwer
e
setdown;
andl
i
kewi
seoft
hef
ishesasmuchast
heywoul
d.

Whent
hebr
eadwasnotenoughi
ntheBi
ble,
Jesusdi
dn'
tpr
ay

much.Heappl
i
edt
hepr
inci
pleofThanksgi
vi
ngandt
her
ewas

sur
plus.Ther
ear
etwopeopl
ethatf
edcr
owdi
nscr
ipt
ures.One

wasJesusandt
heot
herwasDav
id.I
twast
hesamepr
inci
plet
hat

wasappl
i
ed.I
fyoucannotpr
aiseGod,
youshoul
dnotexpectt
he

Anoi
nti
ngf
ort
henat
ions

2Samuel6:
14,
19

[
14]AndDav
iddancedbef
oret
heLORDwi
thal
lhi
smi
ght
;and
Dav
idwasgi
rdedwi
thal
i
nenephod.

[
19]
Andhedeal
tamongal
lthepeopl
e,ev
enamongt
hewhol
e
mul
ti
tudeofI
srael
,aswel
ltot
hewomenasmen,
toev
eryonea
cakeofbr
ead,
andagoodpi
eceoff
lesh,
andaf
lagonofwi
ne.So
al
lthepeopl
edepar
tedev
eryonet
ohi
shouse.
Whent
hear
kwasbei
ngt
aken,
Dav
iddancedwi
thal
lhi
smi
ght

andt
henf
edt
hecr
owd

THEBENEFI
TSOFPRAI
SEANDTHANKSGI
VING

1.Yourbat
tl
esar
efoughtony
ourbehal
f

2Chr
oni
cles20:
22,
24

[
22]
Andwhent
heybegant
osi
ngandt
opr
aise,
theLORDset
ambushment
sagai
nstt
hechi
l
drenofAmmon,
Moab,
andmount
Sei
r,whi
chwer
ecomeagai
nstJudah;
andt
heywer
esmi
tt
en.

[
24]
AndwhenJudahcamet
owar
dthewat
cht
oweri
nthe
wi
l
der
ness,
theyl
ookedunt
othemul
ti
tude,
and,
behol
d,t
heywer
e
deadbodi
esf
all
ent
otheear
th,
andnoneescaped.

WhenJehosaphatandt
hepeopl
epr
aisedGod,
theLor
dHi
msel
f

setanambushagai
nstt
hei
renemi
esandt
hepeopl
efl
i
ght

t
hemsel
vesanddi
ed
2.Pr
aisemakesGodl
i
ftandent
hroney
ouabov
emen

Dav
idwaski
ngf
or40y
ear
s.Hewaschosenev
eni
fhewas

amongt
hel
eastofhi
str
ibe

Psal
ms119:
164

[
164]
Sev
ent
imesadaydoIpr
aiset
heebecauseoft
hyr
ight
eous

j
udgment
s.

3.Pr
aisemakesGod'
spr
esencey
ourhabi
tat
ion.Goddwel
l
swi
th

t
hosewhoar
ethankf
ul

Psal
ms100:
4

[
4]Ent
eri
ntohi
sgat
eswi
tht
hanksgi
vi
ng,
andi
ntohi
scour
tswi
th
pr
aise:bet
hankf
ulunt
ohi
m,andbl
esshi
sname.

Thatanoi
nti
ngy
ouf
eel
inchur
ch,
thatgoosebumpsy
ouf
eel
in
chur
cht
haty
oudon'
tfeel
athome.Justspendt
imet
opr
aiseHi
m

andy
ou'
l
lseeHi
m showupi
nthatmat
ter

4.Pr
aisemul
ti
pli
esandpr
eser
vesGod'
sbl
essi
ngsupony
ourl
i
fe

Eccl
esi
ast
es3:
12,
14

[
12]
Iknowt
hatt
her
eisnogoodi
nthem,
butf
oramant
orej
oice,
andt
odogoodi
nhi
sli
fe.

[
14]
Iknowt
hat
,what
soev
erGoddoet
h,i
tshal
lbef
orev
er:not
hing
canbeputt
oit
,noranyt
hingt
akenf
rom i
t:andGoddoet
hit
,that
menshoul
dfearbef
orehi
m.

Wheny
oupr
aiseHi
mfort
hatwhi
chHehasdone,
Hewi
l
ldomor
e

andcont
inuemor
e

5.Your
ecei
vewi
sdom andpr
otect
ion

I
nthemi
dstofpr
aise,
youwi
l
lhearGodbr
ingsol
uti
onst
oyour
mi
ndwi
thJoy
,shal
lyoudr
awf
rom t
hewel
l
sofsal
vat
ion.Ther
e

ar
eti
mesi
nli
fey
oumayf
eel
conf
used.
..Bef
orey
ougoi
nto

t
hinki
ngofwhatnextt
odo,
prai
seHi
m.Hewi
l
lfl
oody
ouwi
thl
i
ght

HOW TOPRAI
SEWI
THUNDERSTANDI
NG

Under
standt
hatpr
aisemustbeHEARTFELT.I
tist
her
ejoi
cingof

y
oursoul
thatbr
ingst
hemani
festpr
esence.Sat
anl
i
kest
omake

peopl
egl
oomy
,sad,
bit
ter
,angr
y

BecauseHeknowst
hatwhathi
nder
swhatshoul
dbet
ranspor
ted

f
rom t
her
eal
oft
hespi
ri
ttoy
ourl
i
fei
sabsenceofj
oy

James1:
2

[
2]Mybr
ethr
en,
counti
tal
lj
oywheny
efal
li
ntodi
ver
stempt
ati
ons;

Wheny
ousi
nganddancebef
oreHi
m,doi
twi
thJoy
.Real
prai
se

i
sinsi
ngi
nganddanci
ngandwi
tht
hehear
t.Whent
heLor
d

i
nst
ructy
out
osi
nganddance,
itmeanst
her
eissomet
hinggood

aboutt
ohappent
oyouandshoul
dnotbeabor
ted
6.Pr
aisei
sagr
eatI
nst
rumentofHar
vest
.Yourj
oyi
soneoft
he

r
easonJesusdi
ed

Romans14:
17

[
17]
Fort
heki
ngdom ofGodi
snotmeatanddr
ink;
but
r
ight
eousness,
andpeace,
andj
oyi
ntheHol
yGhost
.

I
sai
ah61:
3

[
3]Toappoi
ntunt
othem t
hatmour
ninZi
on,
togi
veunt
othem

beaut
yforashes,
theoi
lofj
oyf
ormour
ning,
thegar
mentof

pr
aisef
ort
hespi
ri
tofheav
iness;
thatt
heymi
ghtbecal
l
edt
rees

ofr
ight
eousness,
thepl
ant
ingoft
heLORD,
thathemi
ghtbe

gl
ori
fi
ed.

Thi
sisoneoft
her
easonJesusdi
ed.Hecamet
orest
orej
oyand

weary
ourt
hegar
mentofpr
aise.Wheny
oupr
aise,
youdon'
tj
ust

r
ecei
vey
ouri
nher
it
ancei
nChr
ist
,youal
soexper
ienceagr
eat
Har
vest
.Wheny
ousowy
ourseeds,
prai
seHi
m.Dav
idwasaman

ofpr
aiseandamanofweal
th.I
twassai
dthatHebui
l
tthet
empl
e

wi
thmor
ethan500mi
l
li
ondol
l
ars,
ifcompar
edwi
thour

di
spensat
ion.Whent
hef
ir
stear
thwascr
eat
ed,
Luci
ferwasi
n

char
geandHi
sassi
gnmentwast
oseet
hatt
heangel
ssangand

pr
aisedGod.That
'swhyHewoul
ddoev
ery
thi
ngt
otakeawayt
hat

abi
l
ityt
opr
aiseGod

Job38:
4,7

[
4]Wher
ewastt
houwhenIl
aidt
hef
oundat
ionsoft
heear
th?
decl
are,
ift
houhastunder
standi
ng.

[
7]Whent
hemor
ningst
arssangt
oget
her
,andal
lthesonsofGod
shout
edf
orj
oy?

ThesonsofGodher
eref
erst
oangel
s.

Idon'
tcar
ewhatr
epr
esent
sJer
ichoi
nyourl
i
fet
hatwi
l
lnotmake

y
ouent
ery
ourdest
iny
,Icommandt
hem t
obedest
roy
edbyt
he

powerofpr
aise.
Past
orGodwi
nAseghi
emhe

Gospel
LightNet
wor
k

+2348182955131