Gratitude & Thanksgiving
Passages encouraging thankfulness and a heart of gratitude
1 Chronicles 16:8 - "Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!"
1 Chronicles 16:34 - "Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!"
1 Corinthians 1:4 - "I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus."
2 Corinthians 4:15 - "For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God."
2 Corinthians 9:11 - "You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God."
Colossians 2:6-7 - "Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving."
Colossians 3:15-17 - "And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom... And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
Colossians 4:2 - "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving."
Daniel 2:23 - "To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king’s matter."
Ephesians 5:20 - "Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Hebrews 12:28 - "Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe."
Isaiah 12:4-5 - "And you will say in that day: 'Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.'"
Jeremiah 30:19 - "Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will make them honored, and they shall not be small."
Luke 17:15-16 - "Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan."
Matthew 6:20 - "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal."
Philippians 4:6 - "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
Psalm 7:17 - "I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High."
Psalm 9:1 - "I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds."
Psalm 28:7 - "The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him."
Psalm 50:14 - "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High."
Psalm 69:30 - "I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving."
Psalm 95:2-3 - "Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods."
Psalm 100:4 - "Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!"
Psalm 106:1 - "Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!"
Psalm 107:1 - "Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!"
Psalm 136:1 - "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever."
Revelation 11:17 - "Saying, 'We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.'"
Romans 1:21 - "For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 - "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."