30 Days of Thanks & Praise! Day #29 Thank You Lord

30 Days of Thanks & Praise! Day #29 – Thank You Lord (Romans 1:8-12)

Thank You Lord (Romans 1:8-12)
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Romans 1:8-12, “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.”

Paul’s Praise. Paul had a heart for the believers in Rome. Paul gave thanks to God through Jesus Christ. Christ is the one Mediator between God and man. Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Christ has made the way to God possible for us. I Timothy 2:5, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Because of His work as a mediator we have access to the Father and we can at any time “come boldly unto the throne of grace” (Hebrews 4:16). Paul never forgot that it was only by Christ's work that anyone could come before God. Paul was thankful for the believers faith (Romans 1:8). We can all thank the Lord for Christians wherever they are. Christians are the salt of the earth, and this world benefits more from this group of people than any other group. People who receive Christ and honor Him are always a great benefit to the world.

Paul’s Prayer. Paul's praying was without ceasing and always. We miss out on one of the greatest resources God has given us. That is prayer. Paul says God would support his claim of praying (Romans 1:9). Paul teaches us that we are to pray for our fellow believers, as well as for lost souls. Paul's steadfastness is emphasized twice in "without ceasing" and "always." Paul was faithful in his praying. Paul believed he ought to “pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17). Paul said to the Thessalonians in I Thessalonians 1:2, “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers.” Notice the phrase “for you all”. Paul thanked God for all of the people in the Church at Thessalonica, not for just a few. Everyone is part of the ministry and Paul prayed for everyone. Giving thanks and praying for each other ought to be one of the things that we are known for—it ought to be our reputation. Paul said to the Philippians in Philippians 4:6-7, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

I. Christ. I Corinthians 15:57, “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
As believers, we should be thankful for the:
a. Empty grave. (Matthew 28:5-6; I Corinthians 15:1-4; I Peter 1:3). John 11:25-26, “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
b. (He) Ever-liveth. Revelation 1:18, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Hebrews 7:24-25, “But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”
c. Eternal Gift. John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
I John 5:11-12, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”

II. Christians.
John 13:35, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
Philippians 1:3, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,”
Proverbs 17:17, “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
Proverbs 18:24, “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

We can express our faith several ways, here are 4 ways:
1. Obeying His Word.
Luke 6:46, “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”

2. Give Him Offerings.
I Chronicles 16:29, “Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”
One of the best ways to express thanksgiving is through thankful giving. Out of gratitude for what the Lord has done for you, give an offering to Him, investing in His work, or give to someone in need in His name.

3. Verbally Thank Him in Prayer.
Hebrews 13:15, “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”
Our verbal expressions of gratitude are a sacrifice of praise to Him.

4. Thank Him for the People He has Used in Your Life.
Philippians 1:3, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you…”
Take some time today to express gratitude to others who God has used in your life—your family, friends, teachers, mentors, spiritual leaders. Thank them for their investment in you and tell them specifically how God has used them to provide for, encourage, and strengthen you.

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