1. The enemy cannot discourage a thankful and grateful personPs 118:1,5-7 (NIV) Give thanks (Praise) to the Lord, for he is good; hislove endures forever. 5 In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and heanswered by setting me free. 6 The Lord is with me; I will not beafraid. What can man do to me? 7 The Lord is with me; he is myhelper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.• God gives His children many weapons to conquer fear, and one ofthe greatest is the weapon of thanksgiving• Thanksgiving (todah) - to lift up our hands with thanks or praiseIsa 61:3 The garment of praise (Thanks) for the spirit of heaviness• To be thankful is to be full of God’s praise, and praise brings us intoHis presence, where there is no fear but freedomPs 22:3 But you are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.Ps 95:2 (NIV) Let us come before him with thanksgivingPs 100:4 (NIV) Enter his gates with thanksgivingIsa 12:2-4 God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord,the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.2. Because we love Him, we can serve Him without fear #neverforgetLk 1:74 (ESV) that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,might serve him without fear (He Delivers us so we can serve Him)1 Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear• There’s no fear in thanksgiving, but thanksgiving drives fear out• I love my Heavenly Father and His purposes override all my fearsPs 34:2-4,6 (TLB) Let all who are discouraged take heart. 3 Let uspraise the Lord together and exalt his name. 4 For I cried to him andhe answered me! He freed me from all my fears. 6 This poor mancried to the Lord-and the Lord heard him and saved him out of histroubles.• When nobody wanted me, He wanted me; when nobody believedin me, He believed in me; when nobody could deliver me from allmy fears, He did; when nobody could change me, He was well ablePs 116:1-2,7 (NIV) I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; He heard mycry for mercy. 2 Because He turned his ear to me, I will call on him aslong as I live. 7 Soul be at rest, for the Lord has been good to you.• The vision of Freedom, through saving souls and making disciples,is my Father’s dream; and because I love Him, it’s now my dreamLk 17:15-18 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed,returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell downonhis face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. 17So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? Butwhereare the nine? 18 Were there not any found who returned togive glory to God except this foreigner?”Deut 28:47-48 “Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyand gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, 48 thereforeyou shall serve your enemiesCol 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed,do all in the name ofthe Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.Faith comes by hearing the word of God. go2freedom.org@go2fcc#go2fcc