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14 Bible Verses for Gratitude and Thankfulness
Gratitude is faith looking back. God calls us to give thanks in everything, not because everything is good, but because He is good and He is working in all of it.
What the Bible says about gratitude
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
Not for everything, but in everything, thanks is God's will for you.
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 107:1
The reason for thanks is fixed: He is good, and His mercy never ends.
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
Psalm 100:4
Thanksgiving is the doorway into His presence.
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights.”
James 1:17
Trace every good thing back far enough and you find the Father who gave it.
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:20
A thankful heart is meant to be a way of life, not a season.
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
Colossians 3:15
Alongside the peace of Christ ruling your heart comes the simple call to be thankful.
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”
Colossians 3:17
Every word and deed can become worship when done in Jesus' name with thanks to God.
“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:”
Psalms 103:2
Gratitude grows when you deliberately refuse to forget all the benefits God has given.
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalms 118:24
This very day is God's gift, and that truth turns an ordinary morning into cause for gladness.
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:57
Your deepest thanks is owed to God, who gives you victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ.
“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”
2 Corinthians 9:15
The unspeakable gift is Christ Himself, the reason gratitude never runs dry for a believer.
“I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.”
Psalms 9:1
Wholehearted praise is the natural overflow of remembering God's marvelous works toward you.
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
Philippians 4:6
Thanksgiving is meant to accompany every prayer, mingling gratitude right into your requests.
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalms 136:1
You give thanks because God is good and His mercy endures forever, a foundation that never shifts.
A prayer for gratitude
Father, thank You. For breath, for mercy new every morning, for the people who love me, for Your unfailing goodness, thank You. Forgive me for the times I have grumbled and forgotten. Give me a grateful heart that sees Your gifts, and let thanksgiving be my doorway into Your presence today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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- What does the Bible say about being thankful?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 calls us to give thanks in everything as God's will, and the Psalms overflow with thanksgiving because God is good and His mercy endures forever.
- Why is gratitude important to God?
- Gratitude acknowledges God as the giver of every good gift (James 1:17), guards the heart from grumbling, and opens the way into His presence (Psalm 100:4).
- What is a good verse of thanksgiving?
- Psalm 100:4 and 1 Thessalonians 5:18 are beloved thanksgiving verses, calling us to enter His gates with thanksgiving and give thanks in everything.
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