When We Give Thanks (Part 2)

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When We

GIVE THANKS (Part 2)

Pastor Charles Omofomah

In the preceding article, which is based on

light. This is because God knew that

darkness all over the place, you cannot see

the story of Lazarus in John chapter 11, we learnt that thanksgiving is able to bring you out of the grave. We also found out that thanksgiving will cause you to prosper.

without light, He would not make any meaningful progress. For this same reason, the Lirst things we did as we moved to Greenville were to install electricity and get

the things that God has prepared for you.

In this continuing part of the article, we are going to look at more things that

portable water. Once we made water and light available, we were able to make progress.

happen in the life of a believer when he gives thanks.

When you are walking in darkness, everything seem shapeless and without

Thanksgiving Takes Away The Veil Of Darkness 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

John 11:44

Thanksgiving will not only bring you out of the grave, it will also remove the veil! You can do little or nothing in the dark. When people are unable to see, they are also unable to make progress.

2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1: 2

form. You will not be able to see clearly; that is if you are able to see at all. My point is that you cannot make any meaningful progress when you are walking in darkness.

6 And in this mountain, the Lord of hosts will make for all people a feast of choice pieces, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of well-reLined wines on the lees.

7 And He will destroy on this mountain the surface of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

Isaiah 25: 6,7

Darkness is like a veil or a covering cast over your face. For as long as the veil is on your face and the covering cast is on your face, you can never enjoy the things that God has made available for you. The issue

God desires that you see all the things that He has made available and one of the ways you can see those things is by giving thanks.

41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”

44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

John 11:41 – 44

From the Scripture we read above, Jesus was able to call Lazarus out of the grave because He gave thanks. He also commanded that the napkin that covered Lazarus’ face be removed. This is so that Lazarus can see; so that he can have access to the revelation knowledge and see the abundance of good

Wherever there is darkness, there is void and lack of form. That is why the Lirst thing

now is not whether those things are available or not but when there is a

things that God has made available for him.

Just as the Apostle Paul said in Ephesians, “the eyes of your understanding being

God did before creation was to call forth

covering on the face, when there is

enlightened; that you may know what is the

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Jesus knew that it was time for Lazarus to

of promotion and progress. God makes

the glory of His inheritance in the

make progress; it was time to let him go!

available to you all that you need to

saints” (Ephesians 1:18). That is what God

increase. He prepares good things for you

wants us to see. When you give thanks, the

If you are giving thanks, then get ready for

covering cast will be gone and you will be

progress. It is not time to stagnate, it is not

able to see like God wants you to see. The

time to stay in one place, and it is not time

veil will be broken, the darkness will

to bemoan your situation. It is time to make

disappear, and you can run into the things

progress. Your thanksgiving has set you

strength is built up for more thanksgiving

that have been made available for you.

free. You can make progress now, your feet

and more progress. The joy of the Lord will

are no longer bound, and you can walk to

always give you strength.

and grants you access to all of them and as you partake of the “choice things and well reAined wines” that He has given you, your

When you begin to give thanks, you see

any place you want to go. Your hands are no

beyond the present circumstances. You look

longer bound, you can put your hands to

above the situation and you look up to God

whatever God has called you to do. And in

the One who says, “Behold, I am the Lord,

doing that; being able to walk to the place,

the God of all 8lesh. Is there anything too

being able to put your hands to the purpose

hard for Me" (Jeremiah 32:27)? However,

that God has called you, you will be blessed

when you do not give thanks and you are

because God has said in His Word that

murmuring and complaining, you start

whatsoever you put your hands to do, He

thinking with your head and the circumstances

will cause it to prosper. Your hands have

overwhelm you.

been loosed, and your feet have been

abandoned them in their time of need and

loosed; now, you can make progress.

there was no way He could help them now

Friend, it is time for thanksgiving! Oh yes, the situation may be rotten, stinky and everybody may have called you a reproach; but it is time for thanksgiving.

People would have discouraged Mary and Martha, telling them that Jesus had

Furthermore, it is disheartening

that their brother was dead.

when you see people who have

However, when Jesus came,

been called out from the grave,

brought Lazarus out of the

who have been pulled out of their

grave and proved them all

problems and all they see around

wrong, they all must have come

them is hopelessness. They are

back. Do you know why? When

still enshrouded in darkness

God has done a great thing in

because they have lost hope. They

your life, people want to

refuse to rise up in faith and take

associate with you. Good things

control of what God has given to

attract people! And what has

them. However, if they continue to

orchestrated this? It was your

give thanks and let go of the

thanksgiving!

hopelessness, the veil will be broken and the cast will come off. Darkness will be removed and they will be able to see

One thanksgiving gives birth to multiple

the light and see everything that is made

thanksgiving. Your ability to progress and

available to them.

continue in it is guaranteed by your

Thanksgiving Sets You Free

continuous thanksgiving. If you do not want

It is time to get out of the pit; it is time to get up from the ground; it is time to get out from the bottom. It is time to take the next step! It is time to look at the grave and say, “I am no more in the grave.” In addition, as

your progress to be retarded or to stop,

you are giving thanks, God will give you the

then you must give thanks always. When

revelation knowledge that will take you to

you attain a certain level of promotion and

the next step and the next stage of your life.

covering his face. In that state, he could not

progress, make it a point to give thanks to

While you are there God will say, “Let him

make progress, he could not move. Jesus

God. God hears and sees your heart of

saw this and commanded the people there

thanksgiving and He releases more grace

Jesus said, “Loose him and let him go.”

Lazarus had just come out of the grave and was bound hands and foot, with a napkin

to loose Lazarus’ bonds and let him go. For

and energy for you to move to higher level

make progress. Let him make progress, let there be no limits anymore. Let there be no boundaries and beyond the sky will be your limit.”

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