Psalm 150:6 let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise you the Lord.
There is power in appreciation. One the thing appreciation does is it
opens door. Because of what God did for Solomon , he offered a thousand
burnt offering to say thank You. All odds were against him to succeed
David on the throne . Why ? David – his father and king preferred the
younger of brother of Absalom – Adonijah for his good looks (1 Kings
1:5-6) , besides that he was a product of adultery which caused the
death of an innocent man ( 2 Kings 11:1-27) and to make matters worse he
lacked wisdom - a must have for any king .God was so impressed with
Solomon's appreciation that He asked him what shall I give to you? In 1
Kings 11:28 , Jeroboam got an opportunity to serve before the king and
he decided show appreciation by working very hard. The king noticed this
and made him the officer over all the labour force of the house of
Joseph. Another man who knew how to show appreciation was Paul. After
all the evil he had done, Jesus called him to ministry . He was so
thankful so he decided to show Jesus his appreciation by committing his
life to evangelism. The Lord decided that if Paul will appreciate Him
like this then He will anoint him so mightily that aprons from his body
will be able to cast away demons – Acts 19:12 .Appreciation does not
only open doors but it keeps doors that are already opened open
indefinitely or permanently .After Solomon 's first offering , the Lord
visited him and blessed him .Solomon did not take the Lord's visit for
granted so he decided to appreciate God for His visit. During the temple
dedication he brought an offering of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep to
say thank you. God accepted the offering by sending fire from heaven to
consume the offering . After this God blessed Solomon to the extent
that silver was considered worthless during his reign -1 Kings
10:21.Jeroboam continued to work hard and the Lord made him king – 1
kings 12:20 .Paul did not rest on his oars but kept on appreciating God
by working hard. The Lord took him to see his reward while he was still
alive ,1 Timothy 4:8
Lack of appreciation Is deadly. One thing
it does is it shuts door. An opportunity arose for Nabal in 1 Samuel
25:2-44 to show appreciation to the people who helped protect his
shepherd and sheep in the desert and he refused .The Lord put an end to
his journey on earth. In Luke 17:11-19 is the story of the ten lepers
Jesus cured. After they received their healing , only one returned to
thank God . While the other nine were only cleansed , he was the only
one that was made whole which meant every other sickness in his life-
physically,materially ,maritally were taken care of.
It is very
important we all learn to appreciate God and appreciate people God has
used to help us. How do you appreciate God ? Thank Him .According to
Psalm 150:6 one way to appreciate God for the gift of life is by
praising Him When we pay our tithes we are simply appreciating God for
giving us a job and the good health to do the job. Lets appreciating our
bosses and employers by working hard to support the Organization. Lets
appreciate people who help us by telling them thank you. When people
lend us things lets return it in time ,this is part of showing
appreciation. Couples should appreciate each other – the wife should
humbled her self and the husband should love her. Children should
appreciate their parents by studying and passing with good grades. One
important way to appreciate our salvation is by witnessing about Christ
to our friends and family.
ACTION POINT : Learn to appreciate God, People and opportunities.
