Personal Thanksgiving Is Key to Keeping Your Shiloh Encounter

Personal Thanksgiving Is Key to Keeping Your Shiloh Encounter

Whatever anyone experienced at Shiloh 2025 was God at work. No experience happened by chance. No testimony came by human effort. God moved, and because He moved, thanksgiving is required.

At the Shiloh 2025 Thanksgiving Service at Faith Tabernacle Canaanland, Bishop David Oyedepo highlighted a truth many believers overlook. Thanksgiving is personal. Encounters with God are personal. The preservation of blessings also depends on each individual’s response.

While corporate thanksgiving has its place, it is never a substitute for individual gratitude. God listens to personal voices. He counts thanksgiving one person at a time. Drawing from scripture, Bishop Oyedepo asked a sobering question. Ten were healed, yet only one returned to give thanks. The other nine were absent.

Believers were cautioned not to hide in the crowd. Collective praise cannot replace personal thanksgiving. When God touches a life, a response is required. Every voice matters. Every act of gratitude counts. God must see and hear it.

Many people lose what God gives because they fail to value it. Light that is not appreciated can fade, and instructions that are ignored may be forgotten. Thanksgiving is what preserves what God places in a person’s hand.

Each insight received at Shiloh deserves gratitude. Instructions must be acknowledged. Gratitude multiplies revelation and perfects results. It is one of the ways God sustains what He has begun.

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Bishop Oyedepo explained that God often provides simple answers to complex problems. Too often, believers miss these answers by chasing results instead of following the process. When light comes and direction is clear, thanksgiving seals it and keeps it working.

Encounters with God are never general. Meetings may be filled with worshippers, but God meets individuals. The real question is not whether God moved at Shiloh. The important question is whether He visited you personally.

Treasures received in God’s presence can be lost through carelessness. Thanksgiving proves that a person values what God has done and recognizes its worth. It is a responsibility that protects every blessing received.

Using the example of Elisha, Bishop Oyedepo showed that spiritual gifts come with responsibility. Power does not operate automatically. Thanksgiving activates what God places in a believer’s hand. Just as Elisha acted with the mantle, believers must act with gratitude.

Worshippers were encouraged to thank God deliberately. They should recall what God did, what changed, and what light was received. Facts guide gratitude, making it more than a casual expression.

Those who made fresh commitments to God during Shiloh were reminded that such decisions carry honour and identity. A life given to Jesus reflects Him. It enjoys divine covering and authority.

The message was simple but strong. Personal encounters demand personal thanksgiving. When gratitude is offered with understanding and responsibility, blessings are preserved, multiplied, and perfected.

Shiloh may have ended, but thanksgiving must continue. God has done His part. How far each encounter goes now depends on the personal response of every believer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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