"Giving God Thanks Upon Every Remembrance"

By:   Pastor Milton Coats

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In Philippians 1:3-5, Paul the Apostle made the statement ^“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now”.  Paul said this to all the Saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi along with the bishops and deacons.

It goes without saying all our blessings come from the Lord.  James 1:17 says “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”.  So, it’s indisputable that all our blessings come from God.  Still God uses resources to bless us.  Often time the resource God use in a human resource.  Luke 6:38 says “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again”.

God uses people to be a blessing in our lives.  Yes! It was God who caused the water of the Red Sea to roll up on both sides.  It was Moses who stretched out the rod.  Yes! It was God who caused the walls of Jericho to fall down.  It was Joshua who led the March.  God has always used a person to lead a people.  We should remember and be thankful for the people God has used to bless our lives.

Paul and Silas visited Philippi, the chief city of Macedonia on their second missionary journey.  It was during this visit that the Philippian Church was established.  The background on this is found in the 16^th chapter of Acts.  When Paul departed from Macedonia the church at Philippi was the only church which communicated with him concerning giving and receiving.  Paul applauded these believers for supporting him during his hour of need.  Paul tells these believers because they had met his need, God was going to supply all their needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Every time Paul remembered the Philippian believer, he thanked God for them.  In every prayer Paul made request concerning them with joy.

In this season of thanksgiving, know when you are there for people in their hour of need, they’ll never forget you.  By the same token, when you’re not there for people in their hour of need, they won’t forget you.  How do you want to be remembered?

Beloved, be thankful for the people God has used to bless your life!