Be Filled With Thanks

Exodus 15:1-2

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: "I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted. The Lord is my Strength and my Defense; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father's God, and I will exalt Him."

Psalm 103:1-2 (NLT)

Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

Psalms 105:1-2 (NKJV)

Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!

Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!

Psalm 116:12 (KJV)

What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

William Cooper in Voices From The Past, Puritan Devotional Readings

The decree to send Jesus for poor sinners, the opening of a fountain of grace, the making and ratifying of the covenant of grace, his precious promises, with all other choice gospel privileges of grace and glory, of God's all sufficiency, and the infinite merit and righteousness of the Son upon the cross - all of these deserve a suitable and proportionate gift of thanks and blessing from us, both here and in heaven.

Thomas Watson The Beatitudes

O adore free grace, triumph in this love! Spend and be spent for the Lord. Lay out yourselves in thankfulness. Never think you can do enough for that God who will shortly set you ashore in the land of promise.

George Swinnock The Door of Salvation Opened By The Key of Regeneration, “An Exhortation To The Regenerate”

https://books.google.com/books?id=B1Y-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA255&dq

The life of thankfulness consisteth in the thankfulness of thy life.

Thomas Brooks The Unsearchable Riches of Christ

The humble soul will bless God under misery as well as under mercy. He will look through all secondary causes, and see the hand of God. He lays his hand upon his heart and sweetly sings "Blessed be the name of the Lord. If it is your will that I should be in darkness, I will bless you; and if it is your will that I should be again in light, I will bless you; if you comfort me, I will bless; and if you afflict, I will bless."

C.H. Spurgeon

“Self Low, But Christ High”, A Sermon Delivered on Lord’s-Day Morning, August 31, 1890

https://www.spurgeongems.org/vols34-36/chs2161.pdf

That thou shouldest die for me remains the greatest of all miracles in my esteem. That thou shouldest choose me, and call me, and pardon me, and save me, is a world of wonders, at which my soul stands gratefully amazed.

“Praise for the Gift of Gifts”, on the Lord’s-Day Evening, July 27, 1890

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/2247.cfm

2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”

Whenever we think, we ought to thank.

The Heidelberg Catechism’s outline - Guilt, Grace, Gratitude - is exactly right. We are sinners by nature and birth; we are redeemed by the work of God in Christ; we love him because he first loved us (1 John 4:19).

F.B. Meyer on Psalm 107 "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

How often I have awakened tired and out-of-heart, my soul beaten down by worry; and when the usual Bible-study has failed to grip, or prayer has seemed cold and mechanical, my disconsolate heart has started to praise, to give thanks for mercies received, and to adore the majesty and glory of God. As I thus continued, my soul has thawed, and my spirit found wings.

“The Valley of Vision”

Grant me never to lose sight of

the exceeding sinfulness of sin,

the exceeding righteousness of salvation,

the exceeding glory of Christ,

the exceeding beauty of holiness,

the exceeding wonder of grace.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) “When All Thy Mercies, O My God”

When all thy mercies, O my God,

My rising soul surveys,

Transported with the view, I'm lost

In wonder, love, and praise.

Unnumbered comforts on my soul

Thy tender care bestowed,

Before my infant heart conceived

From whom those comforts flowed.

When in the slippery paths of youth

With heedless steps I ran,

Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe,

And led me up to man.

Ten thousand thousand precious gifts

My daily thanks employ;

Nor is the least a cheerful heart,

That tastes those gifts with joy.

Through every period of my life

Thy goodness I'll pursue;

And after death, in distant worlds,

The glorious theme renew.

Through all eternity, to thee

A joyful song I'll raise;

But O, eternity's too short

To utter all thy praise!

Henri Nouwen

Resentment and gratitude cannot coexist, since resentment blocks the perception and experience of life as a gift.

(It is impossible to be grouchy and grateful at the same time.)

Also see Be Mindful of Past & Present Mercies