THANKSGIVING MULTIPLICATION!
John 11:41-43: “So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard Me. I knew that you always hear Me, but I said this for the benefit for the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent Me.’”
“When He had said this, Jesus called out in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’”
Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead after a difficult night in prayer. Check out the lesson linked below for Jesus’ circumstance. The Father always hears Jesus’ thanks.
God’s Spirit loves prayers of thanks!
Now that celebrating Thanksgiving is passed, let us NEVER forget to thank our Father. May Believers-in-Christ always express an attitude of gratitude! We don’t have to be grateful for our troubles, but we can choose to be thankful that troubles are temporary. We always have help eagerly awaiting to hear a desperate whisper or prayer.
No Believer need to face trouble alone.
Isn’t it better to grow from our troubles?
Jesus spent the day healing the sick who arrived from nearby towns. What would you guess the outcome would have been if Jesus allowed His disciples to continue complaining in Matthew 14:14-21? “This place is so out-of-the-way and it’s already getting dark!” the disciples whined. They suggested to Jesus, “Send the crowds away! They could go to the village and buy food.”
We might envision Jesus raising His eyebrows while considering what to do. He decided the solution was thanks—always the correct choice. He said, “No way! Why don’t you give them food?”
We expect that His disciples were troubled by Jesus’ decision. “What?” could have been their response to Jesus’ outrageous demand. Their search among the people yielded just one boy’s lunch. “We only have these five small loaves of bread and two fish.”
“Bring them to Me,” Jesus said. “Why don’t you tell the people to sit down on the grass?”
As the disciples followed Jesus’ orders, Jesus simply lifted up the five loaves and two fish high into the sky. Looking into heaven, Jesus prayed, “Thank You for this food, Father!” Then He broke the loaves and gave them and the fish to the disciples.
The disciples distributed food to everyone.”
The disciples distributed food to everyone.”
Take Home Nugget
The thing about divine math is that it doesn’t make sense to humans. Matthew 14:21 says that over five thousand men, women, and children were fed with five loaves of bread and two fish!
Whatever dire situation we find ourselves in the middle, the solution is always, “Thank You, Lord.”
Then watch what you have multiply!
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3
Adapted from “Thanksgiving Can Raise the Dead!” by Joseph Prince. November 23, 2017. www.josephprince.org.
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