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Let's Give Real Thanks to God

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[Isaiah 42 : 5]

This is what God the LORD says - he who created the heavens and stretched them out,

who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people,

and life to those who walk on it:

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Today, we would like to think together about what things we should thank God for.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, the Bible says, “give thanks in all circumstances”

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When the first New Testament was written, it was written in Greek.

Let's read this Bible verse in the first recorded Greek as well.
?ν παντ? ε?χαριστε?τε·
EN FANTI EUKARISTEITE
~(In) (all circumstances) (give thanks)

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The Greek word translated “give thanks” in the Bible is “eukaristeite”.

It is said that this Greek word has a great hidden meaning.

It is said that the Greek-speaking people used this word to express special [thanks to God.]

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So the hidden meaning of this phrase is

“Give thanks to God in all things and in all circumstances.”

Today, let's consider why we should thank God in everything we do and in all circumstances.

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The first reason is precisely stated in Ephesians 2:8.
[For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves,

it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8)]
It is because the Lord has given us salvation as a gift to enter the eternal heaven.

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Heaven cannot be bought with money.

Even if you have power, you cannot have it.

It is not something you can get by studying well and passing the exam.

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Only those who have received salvation as a gift from God can enter the kingdom of heaven.

We have already received salvation as a gift through faith in Jesus.

All of us have already become citizens of Heaven and possessors of Heaven.

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Nothing can take away the gift of salvation that God has given us.

It doesn't matter if we are poor.

It doesn't matter if you are someone who is not particularly good at anything.

Salvation is not something that I have gained by doing something well.

Therefore, those who believe in this fact will be grateful no matter what happens.

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Another reason why we should thank God for everything.

It is stated in Isaiah 42:5
[This is what God the LORD says - he who created the heavens and stretched them out,

who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people,

and life to those who walk on it:(Isaiah 42:5)]

God is the One who gave all nature on this earth for us.
God has given us the ability to breathe and live with life.

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The proudest people are those who do not thank God for all this.

God brought ten plagues on Egypt through Moses.

Through the ten plagues, God asserts human life and proves that He is in control of all nature.

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God caused the Egyptians to turn the Nile River,

which they considered to be a place of abundance and sacred, to blood in an instant.

He brought the frogs from the water to the ground and made the land overflow with swarms

of flies. The lice tormented everyone.

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He moved a huge swarm of locusts, causing them to devour all their crops.

The Egyptians were unable to lead a normal life during the period of God's calamity.

Insects and worms on this earth must also be in the order established by God to show that human life works normally.

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God made hail rain from heaven. He also made the day disappear in Egypt.

He hid the sun and made the Egyptians live in darkness without daylight for days and days.

The nature of the world is also moving according to the order established by God.

He was showing what happens when God breaks that order.

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The last plague upon Egypt, which ignored God's warning, was to take away the lives of firstborn humans and animals. In one night, the firstborn son and the first beasts of every Egyptian

household, including King Pharaoh, died.

However, the firstborn of the Israelites' families who put blood on the doorposts protected them. Without God's permission, no one could breathe and no one could sustain life.

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It is the grace of God that we can breathe today.

It is God's grace that we can live our daily lives with life.

We need to know that morning and night, and nature moving according to God's order,

are all possible because of God's grace. A person who has faith who knows this can be thankful

for the grace that God gives no matter what happens.

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Today is seasonally observed as <Wheat Harvest Thanksgiving Day>.

Let's give thanks to God who has given us breath and life over the past 6 months.

Let us gather our hearts and give thanks to God for moving the air, the sun and nature in an

orderly way so that we can live.

I hope that we will become the bearers of faith who can give thanks to God in all circumstances

we are given.

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