THE POWER OF BEING THANKFUL - PART 3

Scripture : John 6:23
Topic : Give thanks as a weapon that releases the greatest miracles. 

(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 
John 6:23

It is interesting to note how Jesus used thankfulness to release one of the greatest miracles ever. Do not forget that Jesus was surrounded by five thousand hungry people, and He was able to feed all of them with some to spare.

The reason why this miracle ranks as one of the greatest ever to be performed by Jesus is because, when the people saw that Jesus had fed five thousand people with His basket of bread, they were so amazed that they came along and tried to make Him a king. I do not know of any other miracle that Jesus performed where they tried to make Him a king afterwards. (John 6:15)

Indeed, the entire crowd was stunned by the amazing miracle that Jesus performed. How did He perform this great miracle? What was the master key that He used? 
You will notice in the scripture above that Jesus gave thanks before He broke the bread. He only gave thanks over the bread and few fishes that He had. He did not pour oil on the bread, He did not dip the bread into holy water, he did not fast and pray over the bread. He did not even offer a prayer. All He did was to give thanks. Giving thanks is a mighty key to working great miracles. 

Perhaps you will see the greatest miracles of your life when you give thanks. Perhaps you will see the greatest miracles of your life when you stand before an impossible situation and give thanks to God. 

Lift up your hands now and give thanks to God. As you stand before the red sea, wondering how it is going to part, lift your hands and give thanks. As you stand before that impossible situation, that sickness, that disease, that horror, that pain, lift up your hands and give thanks to God. 

As sure as the word of God is true, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord as you give thanks to God.

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

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