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Are you a thankful person? Have you thanked God lately? God's word speaks about the importance of thankfulness. Jesus, before He performed one of His great miracles gave thanks to the Father for the bread and fish which in turn fed 4,000 people.

So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. ~Mark 8: 6

We are encouraged throughout the Bible to give thanks to God:

Philippians 4:6 :Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Colossians 3:15 : And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Colossians 4:2: Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.

Psalm 107:31: Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

When we thank God for all things, whether good or bad, we are developing grateful hearts within ourselves. Once we become grateful to God, He will begin to bless us more abundantly. In the book of Luke is a wonderful example. Luke 17: 11-19 says "Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

Being a leper in biblical times was as close to a living death you could get. Lepers had to live outside society and were considered unclean, like the dead. If you touched a leper you were considered unclean. Lepers who became well had to be declared well by a priest before they could become part of society again. All ten lepers cried out for mercy and Jesus cleansed them, but only one came back to give thanks and glory to God. The other 9 were thankful, but were more concerned with being declared clean by a priest. The 10th, a Samaritan, was concerned with thanking the One who healed him by running back and worshipping at Jesus' feet. Because of this, he was made well - his body was made whole and his sins were forgiven.

"in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." ~1 Thessalonians 5:18

Selah.