"Thanksgiving" can be characterized as the outflow of gratitude, particularly to almighty God. One of the considerable instructions is to express gratefulness to God, for all he has improved the situation us. As indicated by Psalm 100:4 we are to "go into his doors with thanksgiving, and into his Courts with applaud; be grateful unto him, and favor his name". Christ, himself, was the ideal case of complying with this charge.
It is likewise expressing appreciation to God for some gifts which ought not be restricted to just good circumstances but rather additionally awful circumstances in this way giving us the chance to exhibit our confidence in God. Thanksgiving will attract our hearts out to God and keep us drew in with him, it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Holy soul room in our souls. Among numerous advantages of thanksgiving are-
(1) Giving thanks to God opens numerous entryways
(2) Whenever thanksgiving goes up, showers of favors consequently descends Ps 100:5.
(3) It reinforces confidence fortifies our reliance on God for each arrangement and maintains the scriptural facts on the reliability of God.
(4) It keeps our lives clear of obscurity, nervousness, sin and double dealing. Rom 1:21, Phil 4:6
(5) It attracts us closer to God.
We can demonstrate thanksgiving to God –
(1) By recollecting that him in our contemplations, words and deeds. It is difficult to offer gratitude to God on the off chance that we never think or talk about him. We can likewise retain the sacred writings to recall his guarantees and show gratitude.
(2) By recognizing his lordship over our lives-Counting our endowments and understand that we are who and what we are a direct result of God. 1 Thess 5:18..Reflecting on all God has improved the situation us in all aspects of our lives i.e profoundly, monetarily, physically and so on particularly the yielding of our Lord Jesus Christ which is the best endowment of all.
(3) By offering gratitude in supplication We ought to say thanks to God as frequently as we implore that we ought to have his soul in us to encourage us to ask. We should remember it that the supplication that starts with trustfulness and passes on into pausing, will dependably end in gratefulness, triumph and acclaim. We demonstrate our reliance on God through devoted thanksgiving which ought to be done day by day.
(4) By applaud: We should commend and say thanks to God through tunes with the utilization of melodic instruments, applauding and so on. Eph 5;19, Ps 69:30, Jer 30:19.
(5)By apology Always being aware of our bad behaviors and admitting our transgressions is a method for demonstrating gratitude to God .Gratitude is likewise the establishment whereupon atonement is fabricated on the grounds that it indicates we recognize the leniency of God. Atonement rinses us of our wrongdoings and achieves extra endowments if finished with an earnest heart and eagerness to halt from such sins.
(6)By offering thanks to others: demonstrating gratitude to individuals and helping other people is a method for indicating gratitude to God. This is found in Matt 25:40-which says "Since you have done it unto one of the minimum of these my brethren, you have done it unto me". This is thanksgiving to God by serving Him through others.
Thanksgiving to God is essential to an adherent since it is the main methods for speaking with God which is comprehensive of love, supplication, confidence, blessedness, giving and forfeit.
