Psalm 95:2(ESV)
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
The Presence of God is the greatest asset of man on earth. It is very critical to know that thanksgiving and praise give us access to the Presence of God. It is the password to use when we want to enter into His Presence. It is also written in Psalm 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” We see that the right way to come into the Presence of God is to do so with thanksgiving and praise. We cannot gain entrance into His gates without thanksgiving; we cannot access His court without praise. So, thanksgiving and praise gives us access to God and when we gain access into God’s Presence, many things happen including the manifestation of His Goodness, Mercy and His Hand is released in power. However, when we come before God with complains and murmurs instead of thanks and praises, we will not gain access to His Gates, let alone the courts of His Presence.
Giving thanks and praise are the most distinctive marks of true believers. Thanking and praising God for what He has done for us or what we expect becomes an action of faith that moves God into action for greater manifestations. It secures, confirms, stabilizes, establishes, certifies and seals our miracles. The Will of God for every believer at all times, under all conditions and in all circumstances is to thank and praise Him. As true Christians, we should not go a day without thanking and praising God. We are to count our blessings and name them one by one, showing appreciation to all the grace, favor and love that God has given us. David wrote in Psalm 34:1 “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Thank and praise God with gratitude as we identify the things He has done in our lives.
Beloved, praise God in the beauty of holiness and you would see the Hand of God. Come into His Presence today and give acceptable thanksgiving to God making a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise. Make thanksgiving and praise a lifestyle. Be focused on what God has done for you and praise Him for what He is yet to do. Miracles or no miracles, healing or no healing, breakthroughs or no breakthroughs you are embodiment of God’s Mercy and Favor therefore, you are to come to Him daily and give Him thanks and praise. Even if it seems as though everything is going upside down for you, thank and praise Him for the fact that you are still alive because God cannot ignore a thankful and praiseful heart. Identify five(5) things God has done for you and be thankful and praiseful knowing that God loves you and is working it out for your good. Thank and praise Him for who He is and what He does with an assurance in your heart of greater things He will do. From today, follow Heaven’s protocol in approaching God and you will have your heart’s desires. Remember, God will always be the Creator and Sustainer of the universe and your intimately loving Father. He deserves your genuine joy-filled thanks and praise.
O Lord, thank You for all things. I praise You from my heart, do not let me ever be tired of giving acceptable thanks and praise to You in Jesus’ Name.