READ: Colossians 2:1-7
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. :-Ephesians 5:20-21
Giving thanks is the master key to being filled with the Holy Spirit and the anointing. People who give thanks are anointed people. I remember a testimony given by a man of God who constantly preaches about the anointing.
One day, two old ladies were looking for this anointed young man and they were told: “When you get to the church, you will find a young man who is smiling and always happy. That’s the man you’re looking for.” And truly, that is the way they identified him.
This greatly anointed young man became a world-famous evangelist. He was identified for his cheerfulness and his thankfulness. Indeed, he was filled with the Holy Spirit because he was always giving thanks, praising God and being happy in the presence of the Lord.
Your flourishing in the kingdom of God is dependent on your thankfulness. Abounding is possible only with thanksgiving. Do you want to abound and flourish in God’s house? Then you must be thankful for everything. You must be thankful for the church. You must be thankful for your pastor.
You must feel that it is a beautiful church. You must think that he is good pastor. You must be appreciative of your shepherds. You must thank God for the music. You must be appreciative of the preaching. You must love the atmosphere. Those who flourish are always thankful.
You must be thankful that you are in the house of God. You should not desire to get out of church as soon as possible. That is the master key to abounding in the work of God. “Rooted and built up in him, established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving”. This is a clear scripture teaching us to abound in God with thanksgiving.