THE POWER OF BEING THANKFUL - PART 10

Scriptures: Psalm 95:2, Psalm 100:4
Topic : Use thanksgiving as your key to getting near God’s presence. 

"Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with Psalm." 
Psalm 95:2

"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name." 
Psalm 100:4

Thanksgiving is the master key to experiencing the presence of God. You will notice how many churches experience the presence of God by singing praises.

Saying, “Thank you”, praising God, worshipping Him truly, is a master key to the presence of God. Do you know why demons have filled the atmosphere around you? It is because of your continual discontentedness.

Do you know why demons and evil spirits fill people? It is because they are continually grumbling and complaining. They are angry at everything. They are unhappy with everything. This continual attitude of unthankfulness opens the door for evil spirits. 

As the children of Israel walked through the wilderness, they were filled with discontentment and grumbling. This opened the door for evil spirits to come into their lives. All the children of Israel who were twenty years and above were killed because of evil spirits. 

Death is an evil thing and all the agents of death were sent to consume the complaining children of Israel in the desert. Make sure you do not fall to evil spirits through your unthankfulness. God wants to change your life. God wants to bless you. God wants to help you but you must be thankful.

Credit: Excerpt from
How Can I Say Thanks
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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  1. Irene29 August 2024 at 04:48

    AMEN 🙏.God is waiting for me to stop grumbling and complaining. I should be thankful to enter His gate.

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