Thanksgiving Prayer
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A Thanksgiving prayer is the most appropriate part of the entire holiday celebration. A prayer can be a beautifully written or spoken expression of a family's heartfelt thanks to God for all that He has showered upon a family. There are ideas for a prayer and ideas for poems that will make a family's dinner or time together memorable, and these ideas can be found listed online through various Christian websites. Also, the Bible is full of prayers expressing gratitude and thanks and in the Psalms of the Old Testament, we find many a prayers thanking God expressed by the writer. The Psalms are Poems of Thanksgiving in and of themselves. This holiday season, if looking for the perfect Prayer or beautiful Poems, gather ideas from the history of this holiday and turn to your Bible for more inspiration.
Great ideas for a beautiful Thanksgiving prayer or Thanksgiving poems can be found throughout the Book of Psalms. "Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: and call unto Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me." (Psalm 50:14-15) Many of the poems found throughout the Psalms are declarations of who God is and how we can depend upon Him. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be moved, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swellings thereof. Selah." (Psalm 46:1-3) Clearly, the heart of this grateful poem or song is appreciation in God's sovereignty.
Another example of a beautifully written Thanksgiving prayer is in the Book of Philippians which Paul the Apostle wrote in a letter. "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." (Ephesians 4:6-7) The most important thing to remember when planning a Thanksgiving prayer or writing Thanksgiving poems is that God finds any expression of gratitude from His children precious. Fancy or rhyming words, though beautiful, are not what please God. A heart found in the right condition is where God finds His glory and pleasures.
Take time to search Christian websites and take time to browse the Bible in the book of Psalms, finding inspiration for your own beautifully written Prayer of Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving poems to God. Share your treasures with friends and family, so that they can thank God for His work in you as well. This thankful season, let the richness of God's activity in your life leave you breathless, as you find the awesome truth of His love for you. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)
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