10 Thanksgiving Scriptures with Prayers

Every year I look forward to November’s main holiday, Thanksgiving.

But I really desire to live a life of Thanksgiving to God all year round.

So I’m sharing some of my favorite thanksgiving scriptures. And I’m including giving thanks prayers for each.

Because sometimes we need reminding to say,

“Thank you, God.”

Thanksgiving Scriptures: Give Thanks

(1.) “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” Psalm 100:4 (ESV)

Prayer: Lord, I bless your holy name. You are matchless and deserve all the glory arnd honor due your name. I praise you, Lord, with thanksgiving for who you are, my God, and for all your wonderful attributes. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(2.) “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 (ESV)

Prayer: Father, thank you for your goodness to me. You’re a good, good Father. Thank you for your love toward me that lasts forever! In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(3.) “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” Isaiah 12:4b (ESV)

Prayer: Lord, I’m so thankful for your wondrous works in my life. Help me exalt your name and share my testimony of salvation and Jesus to everyone who knows me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thanksgiving Scriptures: Thank You, God

(4.) “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son to die for me. I never want to get over your saving grace and the redeeming blood of Jesus. Thank you for spiritual growth in Christ and help me to keep walking in you by faith all the days of my life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(5.) “Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:18b-20 (ESV)

Prayer: Lord, I’m thankful you fill me with the Holy Spirit. Let your Spirit fall fresh on me. As I read your Word and worship you, grow in me a grateful heart and help me express my thankfulness to my brothers and sisters in Christ. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(6.) “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)

Prayer: Father God, thank you for the privilege to talk to you, listen to you and come into your presence through prayer. Make me a woman of prayer, touch my heart with a desire that longs to pray and commune with you. Thank you that no matter what I’m going through, you are with me and sustain me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thanksgiving Scriptures: Thankfulness

(7.) “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’” Hebrews 12:28-29 (NIV)

Prayer: Father God, thank you for giving me a spiritual inheritance with a heavenly kingdom that no one or no thing in this world can take from me. Your kingdom is unshakable. I’m thankful I stand on a firm and secure foundation as your child. I am in awe of you as my Lord and King. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(8.) “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philipians 4:6-7 (NIV)

Prayer: God, help me to remember to bring every anxious thought and hard circumstance to you and lay them at your feet. Thank you for peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thanksgiving Prayers: Thanks to God

(9.) “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57 (ESV)

Prayer: Lord, I’m thankful that because Jesus stands as Victor, I am victorious over spiritual death, the grave, the enemy and forces of darkness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(10.) “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 (ESV)

Prayer: Thank you, God for leading me in a triumphal procession. Please spread the fragrance of Christ through me so I lead others to Calvary’s cross. Help me spread the good news of the gospel to everyone around me and everywhere I go. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Print this list and work through one a day over the next ten days.

Happy and blessed Thanksgiving!

Featured images courtesy of Friday’s Forever on YouTube.

Also see, Unleash God’s Power: 6 Prayers.