I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WITH A GRATEFUL HEART THE MANY FAVORS OF ALMIGHTY GOD. THINGS THAT WE AS SAINTS OF GOD HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR. FIRST OF ALL WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. HEAVENLY FATHER I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU PRAISE, AND HONOR, AND GLORY, FOR CREATING MY LORD, AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, MY GOD, MY KING, MY LORD, MY CREATOR, AND MY FRIEND.

Col:1:12: Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

Col:1:13: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: Col:1:14: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Col:1:15: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

JESUS CHRIST, WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION OF GOD. THE FIRST BORN OF EVERY CREATURE. WHY ARE WE AS SAINTS OF GOD THANKFUL FOR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST? I HEARD SOME OF GOD'S CHILDREN NOT LONG AGO SINGING PRAISES UNTO GOD ; THE WORDS WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS", IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR A PLACE CALLED MOUNT CALVARY, IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR AN OLD RUGGED CROSS, IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR A MAN CALLED JESUS, THEN FOR EVER MY SOUL WOULD HAVE BEEN LOSE." I SAY HOW TRUE, HOW TRUE. I KNOW IT WAS GOD THE FATHER THAT CREATED ALL THINGS BY JESUS CHRIST. IT WAS JESUS CHRIST THAT CREATED THE SUN, THE MOON, AND THE STARS, AND PLACED THEM IN SPACE IN ONE DAY. IT WAS JESUS CHRIST THAT CREATED ADAM, AND PLACED WITHIN HIM ALL MANKIND IN ONE DAY. Eph:3:9: And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (KJV) LORD JESUS CHRIST, I WANT TO GIVE YOU PRAISE, AND HONOR, AND GLORY FOR THE GRACE SHOWN UNTO ME, AND MY BROTHERS, AND SISTERS, IN CHRIST. BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR ELECTING, SELECTING, HAND PICKING US TO BE MEMBERS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH, BY PREDESTINING US TO BE ADOPTED AS GOD'S CHILDREN.

Eph:1:5: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, (KJV)

THANK YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR DESIGNING, AND CREATING THIS GREAT, AND MARVELOUS UNIVERSE, THE SUN, THE MOON, THE STARS, THE EARTH, AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN IT. THANK YOU LORD FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BEAUTIFULLY DESIGN, AND CREATE THE ANIMALS, THE BIRDS OF THE AIR, THE FISH OF THE SEA, THE PEOPLE, AND THANK YOU LORD FOR CREATING ME. I KNOW LORD THAT YOU CREATED ME FROM THE DUST OF THE EARTH AND PLACED ME AND MY BROTHERS, AND SISTERS IN ADAM. THANK YOU FOR CREATING ALL THE PEOPLE, THEIR COMPANY KEEP US FROM BEING LONELY. I KNOW THERE WAS LOTS OF DUST THERE THAT JUST REMAINED DUST. BUT LORD JESUS I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY CHILDREN OF GOD NOW ON THIS EARTH THAT ONE MAN COULD NOT NUMBER US ALL.

Gn:2:7: And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOR BREATHING INTO THE NOSTILS OF MY BROTHERS, AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, AND BREATHING INTO MY NOSTILS THE BREATH OF LIFE; GIVING US THE WONDERFUL GIFT OF LIFE. AND, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER US AND PROTECTING US FROM ALL HARM AS WE CAME DOWN THOUGH THE LOINS OF MY FOREFATHERS. THANK YOU FOR PLACING US IN NOAH'S ARK. WITH YOUR HELP, LORD, WHILE THE WORLD WAS DROWNING WE FLOATED ACROSS THE FLOOD SAFELY.

Jn:1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Jn:1:2: The same was in the beginning with God.

Jn:1:3: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Jn:1:4: In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER FOR SETTING ME DOWN IN THIS GREAT NATION, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN. A NATION THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED WITH BOUNTIFUL HARVEST WERE THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF GOOD FOOD TO EAT, NICE CLOTHES TO WEAR, BEAUTIFUL HOMES TO LIVE IN, AND LUXURY AUTOMOBILES TO DRIVE, AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE PLEASANT. I KNOW HEAVENLY FATHER THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN BY CHANCE, IT DID NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARE A BLESSED PEOPLE.

Ps:33:12: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

WE ARE GRATEFUL HEAVENLY FATHER FOR GIVING OUR MILITARY MEN VICTORY DURING THEIR STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND FREEDOM. THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER FOR THE PERSONAL FREEDOM THAT WE HAVE ; FREEDOM OF WORSHIP, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF PRESS, FREEDOM TO TRAVEL, AND MANY MORE FREEDOMS. I KNOW THAT FREEDOM IS A PRICELESS COMMODITY. THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER FOR CALLING ME TO REPENTANCE FOR I KNOW THAT IT WAS REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE.

Acts:11:18: When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. (KJV)

LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE, THAT IT WAS YOU HEAVENLY FATHER THAT CALLED ME TO REPENTANCE, IT WAS YOU THAT JUSTIFIED ME, AND GLORIFIED ME, TRANSLATED ME OUT OF THE WORLD BY BAPTISM, AND INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME A MEMBER IN THE BODY OF CHRIST; THE TRUE ETERNAL FOR I KNOW LORD GOD, THAT ETERNAL LIFE IS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, THE CHURCH. IT IS A LOVELY THING TO ASSEMBLE WITH THE SAINTS OF GOD. TO HEAR THEM SING, AND TO HEAR THEM EXPOUND UPON THE WORD OF GOD, HEAR THEM EXPOUND UPON LAWS OF GOD.

Gal:3:27: For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (KJV)

THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOR GIVING UNTO ME THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND THE RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST. THANK YOU HOLY SPIRIT FOR BRINGING MY INWARD MAN THE SOUL TO LIFE. IT WAS YOU LORD JESUS THAT HAS RESTORED MY SOUL BY THE WASHING OF REGENERATION, AND THE RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST. JOHN THE BAPTIST SAID THESE WORDS.

Mk:1:7: And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Mk:1:8: I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

Mk:1:9: And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

Mk:1:10: And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

Mk:1:11: And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

THANK YOU LORD FOR OPENING MY UNDERSTANDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, THAT I MIGHT UNDERSTAND THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, AND THANK YOU LORD FOR THE ANOINTING THAT TEACHES ME, AND BRINGS ME INTO ALL TRUTH. LORD IT IS YOUR DEVINE WRITINGS THAT COMFORT ME IN TIMES OF TRIALS, AND TRIBULATIONS. IT IS YOUR DEVINE WORDS, THAT TEACHES ME HOW TO CONDUCT MYSELF IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, AND MAN.

Lk:24:45: Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, (KJV)

1Jn:2:27: But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. (KJV)

THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOR THE SACRIFICE THAT YOU MADE ON CALVARY'S CROSS, THAT I MIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT TO EAT OF THE TREE OF LIFE. A SACRIFICE THAT MADE ME RIGHTEOUS IN THE EYES OF GOD. A SACRIFICE THAT TOOK THE CURSE THAT WAS AGAINST ME AWAY, A SACRIFICE THAT RECONCILED ME TO GOD.

Rom:3:20: Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Rom:3:21: But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

Rom:3:22: Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

Rom:3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Rom:3:24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Rom:3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Rom:3:26: To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST FOR THE PROMISES THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN UNTO ME THAT GIVES ME HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE. FOR EXAMPLE

Jn:3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)

THANK YOU LORD FOR THE PROMISES THAT GIVE ME HOPE IN THIS PRESENT LIFE. FOR EXAMPLE

Jn:14:13: And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Jn:14:14: If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

THANK YOU HOLY FATHER FOR THE GOOD HEALTH THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN UNTO ME. WHEN I GET SICK I CALL FOR THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH, AND THEY PRAY OVER ME ANOINTING ME WITH OIL IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. SAINTS OF GOD COME INTO THIS KNOWLEDGE, DOCTORS CAN PRESCRIBE MEDICINE, SURGEONS CAN CUT, AND SEW, BUT IT IS ONLY GOD THAT CAN HEAL OUR BODIES. GOD HAS RESERVED HEALING FOR HIMSELF.

Jms:5:14: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Jms:5:15: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Jms:5:16: Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

THANK YOU LORD FOR MAKING ME TO PROSPER AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH. MY WIFE, AND CHILDREN HAVE NEVER GONE HUNGRY. I HAVE HAD MONEY FOR FOOD, CLOTHES, AND SHELTER. THANK YOU LORD GOD FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER, I KNOW THAT THIS PRIVILEGE WAS PURCHASED WITH A GREAT PRICE, THE BLOOD OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. BEFORE JESUS CHRIST CAME INTO THE WORLD, AND OFFERED HIMSELF AS A SACRIFICE UNTO GOD, WE AS SAINTS OF GOD WERE NOT ALLOWED TO COME BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD WITH A PETITION. WHEN CHRIST DIED ON CALVARY'S CROSS, THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE, THE VEIL BETWEEN GOD, AND MAN WAS RENT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

Mt:27:51: And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; (KJV)

NOW WE, THE CHILDREN OF GOD, CAN COME BOLDLY BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD IN PRAYER. AND MAKE OUR REQUEST KNOWN UNTO GOD.

Heb:4:16: Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (KJV)

HEAVENLY FATHER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE HOLY BIBLE, THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD. BEFORE WE AS SAINTS OF GOD, RECEIVED THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WE WERE IN A PERIOD OF TIME KNOWN AS THE DARK AGES. AND WERE TOSSED TO, AND FRO. AND CARRIED ABOUT WITH EVERY TYPE OF HERESY. BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD, WE KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS FOR OUR LIFE.

Eph:4:11: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Eph:4:12: For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Eph:4:13: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Eph:4:14: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (KJV)

LORD I KNOW THAT YOU COULD HAVE TAKEN THE DUST OF THE EARTH, AND MADE EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD, FROM THE DUST OF THE EARTH JUST AS YOU CREATED ADAM. BUT LORD GOD, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE FAMILY. DAD, MOTHER, SISTER, AND BROTHER, AND ALL OF OUR KIN. A DAD, AND MOTHER, THAT LOVED ME, TAUGHT ME HOW TO LIVE, AND PROVIDED THE THINGS THAT I NEEDED. HOME, FOOD, CLOTHES, AND OTHER NECESSITIES. I KNOW THAT BLESSING CAME FROM YOU.