12/08/2026
LET YOUR THANKSGIVING PRECEDE YOUR MIRACLE 🙏🏽
Our LP, Pastor Ebenezer Serebour, taught us that thanksgiving must become more than a response to what God has done—it must become a lifestyle of faith.
From Luke 17:11–19, we were reminded of the ten lepers who received healing, yet only one returned to give thanks. The miracle was experienced by all ten, but gratitude distinguished the one who recognized the source of his blessing. We were challenged never to become so familiar with God’s goodness that we begin to treat His blessings as things we deserve.
From John 11:41–42, we saw Jesus give thanks before Lazarus came out of the grave. His thanksgiving preceded the manifestation. This is the posture of faith: thanking God not only for what He has done, but for what we trust Him to do.
We were also reminded through 2 Samuel 6 that David’s gratitude was not restricted by his position. He danced before the Lord with all his might because he understood the value of God’s presence. True thanksgiving requires humility, recognition, and an awareness of God’s goodness.
Our lives are filled with reasons to give thanks—the gift of life, health, family, provision, opportunities, relationships, protection, and even the simple ability to wake up and breathe. What may appear ordinary to us may be the very miracle someone else is praying for.
Thanksgiving changes our perspective. It turns complaints into praise, entitlement into appreciation, and expectation into faith.
So we thank God for yesterday, we praise Him for today, and we trust Him for tomorrow.
Don’t wait for the miracle before you become grateful. Let your thanksgiving go ahead of you. 🙌🏽
“Father, I thank You that You have heard me.” — John 11:41
