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Faith to be thankful for everything

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[ 1 Thessalonians 5:18]

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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The greatest evidence of a person who believes in Jesus and becomes a child of God is 'overflowing thanks.' 1 Thessalonians 5:18 exhorts us:

“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

In the Bible, there are people of faith who have not lost their gratitude under any circumstances as we have just read.

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The first man to meet is Daniel. Daniel was forcibly taken to Babylon when the nation of Judah came to ruin. But God greatly exalted Daniel, the man of faith. He made him the prime minister who actually ruled the nation of Babylon.

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Daniel had good faith habits. Daniel thanked God and prayed three times a day. but he was in a crisis where he could not offer this prayer of thanks.

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The jealous of Daniel made a false law that only one month should be prayed to the king. Anyone who violated the law had to be punished by being thrown into a lion's den and killed.

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Daniel knew that if he offered thanks to God, he would be thrown into a lion's den and died. But Daniel did not stop praying. Daniel was eventually thrown into the lions' den by the envy of his king's men.

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God was with Daniel who was thrown into the den of lions. God sent angels to keep the lions from harming Daniel. Daniel did not stop giving thanks to God in the face of the threat of death. Because of this, Daniel is remembered as a man of faith who has thanked all things.

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The second one is the Apostle Paul. Paul went on a missionary journey to preach Jesus for the rest of his life. He did a good work of preaching the gospel, but he faced numerous challenges and crises in doing it.

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When Paul and Silas went to Philippi, they saw a child possessed by a demon. Paul cast out demons from the child by God's power. The child was right back.

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His healing of the poor child was not enough to be praised, but he was severely beaten by it. Not ending there, he was faced with the shackles of being handcuffed to prison. The actions of the Philippians were very unjust and wrong.

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Paul and Silas could have been complaining to God because they were beaten and imprisoned while preaching the gospel. Paul and Silas, however, thanked God for their suffering for Jesus and shouted in prayer.

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The apostle Paul was imprisoned in Roman prison before martyrdom. There, the apostle Paul was restless in preaching Jesus, preaching the gospel to everyone he met. Paul's story of preaching the gospel while in prison has been a great help for those in Rome.

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They were challenged and strengthened by the Apostle Paul and began to preach the gospel. This news really pleased the apostle Paul in prison. The apostle Paul thanked God that some of the believers were strengthened because of him.

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On the contrary, some people were envious. They disliked the apostle Paul's recognition. They wanted to show that they were far more capable than the Apostle Paul. They preached Jesus with the wrong desire to be higher than the Apostle Paul.

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The apostle Paul did not get angry or disappointed because of this. Paul confessed the situation: “But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,”(Php 1:18)

No circumstances and difficulties had taken Paul's gratitude.

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The greatest evidence of being a child of God is to say thank you to God and to act in ways that are thankful. Those who stay in the grace of salvation and with the Holy Spirit can be thankful in any situation.

I hope that God, our Heavenly Father, you believe He knows all things, and that we can be people of faith who can give language of thanksgiving, prayer of gratitude, praise for thanks.

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