The Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving Through the Fruit of Our Lips to Y'shua HaMashiach | 3,650 Minutes of Prayer

Today is Day Eighty-Three of 3,650. In this episode, we finished Hebrews 13 from beginning to end. We talked about the kind of leaders we are called to honor, those who have faith and whose godly lives we should imitate. Leaders who believe in God the Creator and provider of all things. We reminded ourselves that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. We read about not neglecting to show hospitality to strangers for by doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it, and we remembered the story of Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah when the men came to warn him and he welcomed them in.We spent time on helping the needy and doing good, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. But the heart of today was thanksgiving. Through Y'shua let us continually offer up the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name. We ended by reading the prayer in verses twenty to twenty-two, that the God of peace who brought our Lord Jesus back from the dead would equip us in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight. Today was a prayer through thanksgiving for what God has already done and is continuing to do.Scriptures (AMP)Hebrews 13:7 "Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith."Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever."Hebrews 13:2 "Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it."Hebrews 13:15 "Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name."Hebrews 13:16 "Do not neglect to do good, to contribute to the needy, and to share, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God."Hebrews 13:20-21 "Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant, equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you, producing in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever."Genesis 19:1-3 "Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. And he said, 'Now my lords, please turn aside to your servant's house.'"There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in Christ Jesus (Y'shua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This intercession is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.