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Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

1 Thessalonians 5:18
5:18  in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

God wants us to give thanks always anywhere, anytime, and in any circumstances. 

Why must we  always give thanks?

James 5:9
5:9  Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!  

If we do not give thanks but we grumble or blame at each other, the things that will happen are as follows:

  1. The problem is not solved, but added with others.
  2. Facing Jesus as the Judge to punish us.

If we always give thanks, Jesus as the Great Shepherd is standing at the door to open it for us. This is the opened door of future up to the door of Heaven.

The conditions of giving thanks to God are as follows:

  1. We keep the Words of Jesus.
    Colossians 3:16
    3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

    The Word of Jesus = the revelation of the Word by the Holy Spirit. A verse is explained by another verse in Bible.

    The processes are as follows:

    • Listening solemnly to the true teaching Word in anointing of Holy Spirit with a need.
    • Understanding the Word.
    • Believing and having faith in the Word.
    • Doing the Word.

    Thus, the Word will be ingrained or stay in our life.

    Matthew 15:18-19
    15:18  "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
    15:19  "For out of the heart proceed
    (1)evil thoughts, (2)murders, (3)adulteries, (4)fornications, (5)thefts, (6)false witness, (7)blasphemies.

    Let us be corrected and sanctified starting from the heart that contains the seven wills of evil, uncleanness, and bitterness, so the heart will be holy and it overflows with the holy words, testimony, until the giving thanks to God.


  2. We give all anxiety, doubt, and fear to God.
    Philippians 4:6
    4:6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

    We can trust and entrust ourselves fully to God, so we can give thanks to Him.

    1 Peter 5:7
    5:7  casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.  

    Where can we  surrender all the anxiety? The answer is in the sheep pen. We must be shepherded well and correctly or have the perseverance in doing the three main services to God.

The results of giving thanks to God
 are as follows:

  1. God is able to do the great miracle alone.
    Psalms 136:1-4
    136:1  Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
    136:2  Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever.
    136:3  Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever:
    136:4  To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever;

    In spiritual things, we experience the life renewal from the fleshly men to the spiritual ones like Jesus is. We become honest and open as well as the house of prayer.
    In physical things, we experience the mercy and kindness of God that are able to erase the impossible problems.


  2. God is able to protect and care for us.
    1 Peter 5:7
    5:7  casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

    In physical things, God is able to protect and care for us in the midst of difficulties in the world up to the age when the Antichrist reigns on earth for three and a half years.
    In spiritual things, we experience the peace.

    Philippians 4:7
    4:7  and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

    Luke 21:25-26
    21:25  "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
    21:26  "men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.

    A lot of people die spiritually because of fear and stress up to perdition. We stay in peace up to the eternal life.


  3. We can enter the unity of the body of Christ.
    Colossians 3:15
    3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

    It starts from marriage, shepherding, inter-shepherding up to the unity of Israel and the Gentiles in one perfect body of Christ.

    Revelation 19:6-7
    19:6  And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
    19:7  "Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."

    The one who are dead and alive will become one perfect body of Christ to worship Jesus on the glorious clouds and enter the upcoming Paradise up to the New Jerusalem.

God blesses us.

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  • Bible Study in Malang, November 22, 2012 (Thursday Evening)
    ... is my shepherd I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures He leads me beside the still waters. If we can be still and peaceful we will get the anointing of Holy Spirit. The peace means as follows. There is no fear and anxiety because we only ...
  • Prayer Service in Malang, September 28, 2017 (Thursday Evening)
    ... voice of the fourth living creature saying Come and see. Revelation The first living creature was like a lion the second living creature like a calf the third living creature had a face like a man and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The fourth living creature saying ...
  • Prayer Service in Malang, April 18, 2017 (Tuesday Evening)
    ... up says the Lord of hosts That will leave them neither root nor branch. How great a man is including the servant of God he is like useless stubble that will be burned forever if he does not minister to God. God gives the right direction to the work or the ...
  • Prayer Service in Malang, August 20, 2020 (Thursday Evening)
    ... the reward to the people who deserve to get it. So the seventh trumpet shows Jesus as the righteous Judge. Who are the people who deserve to get the reward from God They are as follows The term 'Your servants' refers to the servant of God it has been explained ...
  • Christmas Service in Malang, December 25, 2010 (Saturday Evening)
    ... Then He will also say to those on the left hand 'Depart from Me you cursed into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels for I was hungry and you gave Me no food I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink I was a stranger ...
  • Bible Study Service in Malang, September 08, 2016 (Thursday Evening)
    ... as the foundation or chief cornerstone is making reconciliation with God and other people. We confess our sins to God and other people honestly. We do not repeat the sin after being forgiven. We also forgive the sin of others and forget it. As a result the blood of Jesus ...
  • Bible Study Service in Malang, January 07, 2020 (Tuesday Evening)
    ... This is the purification from the six sins in our inward man. If our physical and spiritual life is controlled by the twelve sins we will not have relationship with God. We are separated from Him so we experience spiritual dryness. We cannot worship God until being separated from Him forever. ...
  • Bible Study Service in Malang, July 22, 2010 (Thursday Evening)
    ... shall enter the kingdom of heaven but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day 'Lord Lord have we not prophesied in Your name cast out demons in Your name and done many wonders in Your name ' And then ...
  • Prayer Service in Malang, January 28, 2014 (Tuesday Evening)
    ... but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man it will be forgiven him but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the age to come. Either ...
  • Youth Service in Malang, November 28, 2015 (Saturday Evening)
    ... it profit my brethren if someone says he has faith but does not have works Can faith save him . Thus also faith by itself if it does not have works is dead. . For as the body without the spirit is dead so faith without works is dead also. Faith ...

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