Seeds of Destiny (Daily Devotional)

Sunday, 29 November 2015
THE TRAGEDY OF INGRATITUDE

SCRIPTURE: And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. – Luke 17:17–19

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Until you know the language of appreciation, you will remain a victim of frustration.

Prayer, an act of communing with God, must secure the attention of God in order to be answered. Such prayer must be ‘clothed’ with thanksgiving. God examines how you handle the last miracle that occurred in your life. His expectation from you is to return the praise to Him. This determines whether or not you will experience the next one. There are many grumblers but few ‘thanksgivers’. Ingratitude makes a man remember God in the times of problems but forget Him in prosperity.

Now, why must we avoid the tragedy of ingratitude?

1. Ingratitude blinds our eyes to God’s work in our lives: Jesus once healed ten lepers but only one of them returned to appreciate God for the healing; the other nine were ungrateful servants. You see, this is the proportion of the grateful to the ungrateful Christians in the Church today; out of every ten persons God does something for in the Church, only one usually returns to give glory to God. This is the spirit of ingratitude. Ingratitude made the nine lepers not to see what God did for them. If you cannot notice what He has done for you, you will never see what He will do. Ingratitude blocks our eyes from seeing the good works of God in our lives.

2. Ingratitude is the doorway to frustration: Association without appreciation is frustration. Until you know the language of appreciation, you remain a victim of frustration in your relationships.

Remember this: We were not created to give God order but created to give God worship.

ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Always return praise to God for everything He does for you like that grateful leper.
2. Employ all the avenues of worship that you know to praise and honour God.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYER – PART 1

PRAYER: Lord, open my eyes to see Your works in my life everyday in order to praise You better, in Jesus’ Name.

DAILY READING: Daniel 6:1 to 28, 2 Peter 3:1 to18, Psalms 119:129 to152, Proverbs 28:21 to 22.

QUOTE: The man who knows how to give thanks will never run on an empty tank. The grateful must always be the fruitful. Culled from 21 UNCOMMON KEYS TO FINANCIAL OVERFLOW by Dr Paul Enenche.