Gratitude
Gratitude changes our view. Here are the texts about thanking God and seeing all the good that is already there.
After reading, try writing down three things you are grateful for.
What the Bible says
1 Chronicles 16:34–36
34 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
35 Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
36 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:10
When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
Read in contextPsalms 118:1
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextPsalms 118:28–29
28 You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
29 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextPsalms 136:1–3
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextPsalms 136:26
Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextPsalms 138:1
I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
Read in contextEphesians 5:19–20
19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read in context1 Chronicles 16:8
“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:13–16
13 Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
15 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
16 O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.
Read in context1 Samuel 7:12
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextDaniel 2:23
To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”
Read in contextIsaiah 12:3–4
3 With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
4 and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
Read in contextJudges 8:34–35
34 The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
35 They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.
Read in contextJonah 2:9
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
Read in contextPsalms 9:1
I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
Read in contextPsalms 50:14
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
Read in contextPsalms 75:1
We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Read in contextPsalms 95:2
Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
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Stories
Luke 17:15–16
15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
Read in contextActs 27:35
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
Read in contextActs 28:15
The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
Read in contextRevelation 7:11–12
11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
Read in contextRevelation 11:16–17
16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
17 saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
Read in context1 Chronicles 21:28
At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
Read in contextDaniel 6:10
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Read in contextGenesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Read in contextGenesis 14:18–20
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High —
19 and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
Read in contextGenesis 24:26–27
26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
27 saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
Read in contextGenesis 29:35
And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
Read in contextGenesis 33:11
Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.
Read in contextJohn 6:11
Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
Read in contextLuke 1:25
“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Read in contextLuke 2:38
Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Read in contextLuke 7:38
As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
Read in contextMatthew 14:19
And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Read in contextMatthew 15:36
Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Read in contextMark 6:41
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
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