Giving thanks to God is scriptural and beneficial, on this article are bible verses about being thankful for the little things and everything.
Thanksgiving is all that one does, said in gratitude for a favor (or a grace) that one has received from God. Thanksgiving comes from the ability to recognize, to discern what God has done for us. Thanksgiving flows from the revelation we have of what God has done for us. Conversely, murmurings are a sign of spiritual blindness.
We can give thanks to God by words, and songs of praise but also by the offerings we make to Him.
There is immense power in thanksgiving, in gratitude.
In this article, we share with you 30 biblical passages on the importance of thanksgiving.
30 Bible verse on thanks to God for everything
Why should we develop the habit of constantly giving thanks to God?
The creatures in heaven give thanks to God
Thanksgiving is part of the culture of the kingdom of God. It saturates the atmosphere in which God dwells, as the biblical passages below show us. In these verses, the apostle John describes to us what he saw in heaven and exposes us to a powerful secret concerning the environment that surrounds the God we worship.
The atmosphere of glory that surrounds our God is charged with thanksgiving.
Revelation 4:9-11
When living creatures give glory and honor and thanksgiving to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders bow down to him who sits on the throne, and they worship him who lives forever and ever, and they throw down their crowns before the throne, saying, Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for you created all things, and it is by your will that they exist and were created.
Revelation 7:11-12
And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne, and worshiped God, saying, Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength, be to our God forever and ever! Amen!
Revelation 11:16-17
And the twenty-four elders, who sat before God on their thrones, fell down on their faces and worshiped God, saying, We give you thanks, Lord God Almighty, who art, and who were because you seized your great power and took possession of your kingdom.
Beloved, when you give thanks to God, you release the atmosphere of heaven around you.
If you want the atmosphere of glory, the glory of God’s presence to be with you all the time, banish complaining and murmuring. Abound in thanksgiving!
Jesus, Himself was accustomed to giving thanks to God.
Jesus gave thanks to the Lord for everything, as seen in the passages below.
John 6:11
Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were seated; he also gave them fish, as much as they wanted.
John 11:41
So they removed the stone. And Jesus looked up and said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
Matthew 26:27
He then took a cup; and, having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink of it, all of you;
In thanksgiving, there is the power of multiplication.
A Habit of the Apostles
It was a habit, a way of life for Paul for example. Paul gave thanks to the Lord for everything:
1 Corinthians 1:4
I thank my God continually for you, for the grace of God which has been given you in Christ Jesus.
Romans 1:8
First I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you that your faith is renowned throughout the world.
Romans 6:17
But thanks be to God that, after being slaves to sin, you heartily obeyed the rule of doctrine in which you were instructed.
Romans 7:25
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We must continually give thanks to God for you, brethren, as it is right, because your faith is making great progress, and the charity of each one of you toward others is increasing more and more.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
For we, beloved brethren of the Lord, we must continually give thanks to God concerning you, because God has chosen you from the beginning unto salvation, by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for his ineffable gift!
Ephesians 1:16
I keep giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers.
Colossians 1:3
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we do not cease to pray for you.
1 Thessalonians 1:2
We constantly express our gratitude to God for all of you when we mention you in our prayers.
Philemon 1:4
I continually give thanks to my God, making mention of you in my prayers.
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God asks us to do it
If the angels in heaven constantly give thanks to God, and the Lord Jesus, our pattern, did so, how much more should we develop this habit in our lives! It should be a way of life for us!
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks to God in all circumstances: this is the will for you that God expressed in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:4
Let no dishonest words be heard, neither foolish talk nor jests, things which are contrary to propriety; let us rather hear thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:20
Constantly thank God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 4:2
Persevere in prayer, watch over it with thanksgiving.
1 Timothy 4:3-5
These people forbid marriage and the eating of foods that God created to be eaten with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth. Everything God has created is good and nothing should be rejected, provided it is taken in an attitude of gratitude, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
Continuously thanking God is God’s will for us!
1 Timothy 2:1-4
I urge, therefore, above all things, to make prayers, supplications, petitions, and thanksgiving, for all men, for kings, and for all those who are exalted in dignity, so that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, in all godliness and honesty. This is good and pleasing before God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not worry about anything; but in everything make your needs known to God by prayers and supplications, with thanksgiving. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 2:6-7
Therefore, as you have received the Lord Jesus Christ, walk in him, being rooted and grounded in him, and established in the faith, as you have been instructed, and abound in thanksgiving.
2 Corinthians 2:14
Thanks be to God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and who spreads through us everywhere the fragrance of his knowledge!
Ephesians 5:4
Let no dishonest words be heard, neither foolish talk nor jests, things which are contrary to propriety; let us rather hear thanksgiving.
1 Thessalonians 2:13
Wherefore we continually give thanks to God that by receiving the word of God, which we caused you to hear, you received it, not as the word of men, but, thus that it truly is, like the word of God, working in you who believe.
Romans 1:21
Since having known God, they did not glorify him as God, neither gave him thanks; but they wandered in their thoughts, and their hearts without understanding were plunged into darkness.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.