By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
The Sokoto Missionary Zonal Pastor of Christian Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria (CEFN), Reverend Adaji Micheal Olobo, on Sunday, said, Thanksgiving is the key to economic prosperity.
Rev Olobo who insisted that, thanksgiving is not made in silence rather in a loud voice, added that, blessings of the Lord is manifest for all to see through it. "we multiply by our thanksgiving to God".
While noting that, our total healing, deliverance and breakthrough comes from our ability to thank God, Rev Olobo cited example of the ten lepers healed by Jesus in the scripture, noting only but one came back to thank Jesus.
"And Jesus ask, saying, are they not ten that was healed?. After this, incident, Jesus gave the one that came back for thanksgiving total healing.
"This therefore means, the perfection of our testimony depended on our thanksgiving, as captured in Psalm 92:1, that, it is a good thing to give thanks to God".
""Refusal to give thanks to God is bad and an indication that we are ungrateful. I submit to you today that as you give thanks to God heaven will smile at you and more doors of blessings will be opened to you in Jesus name".
Continuing, Rev Olobo said God is not interested in our money, neither is He interested in our appearances, because He is rich in all things as the owner of Gold and Silver but only interested in our thanksgiving.
Justifying his position, Rev Olobo asked if those of us alive today knows how much it cost God for us to be alive? He further asked if we know how many people wanted us dead yet God disappointed the devices of our enemies and made their hands not to perfome their enterprises?.
"Do you know how many incantations have been chanted to kill you by the evil ones? Yet God kept you alive and you are not grateful enough to thank God?
"Every complainer cannot thank God. Until you realize that every challange in your life is an opportunity for you to be better, you will not know how well to utilize the opportunities for good. Stop being a complainer today. Jump to the rhealm of thanksgiving and your life will never remain the same in Jesus name". Rev Olobo concluded. NNL.