9. What must always accompany our prayers? Philippians 4:6. Compare Colossians 4:2; Psalm 100:4.
NOTE: ‘Adopt this as the rule of life. “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:8, 6, 7.’ Counsels on Health, page 630.
‘For any gift He has promised, we may ask; then we are to believe that we receive, and return thanks to God that we have received. We need look for no outward evidence of the blessing. The gift is in the promise, and we may go about our work assured that what God has promised He is able to perform, and that the gift, which we already possess, will be realised when we need it most.’ Education, page 258.
10. What story of the ministry of Jesus emphasises the importance of giving thanks? Luke 17:11-19.
NOTE: ‘How much gratitude do we render to God for His loving kindness and tender mercy? How easy it is for us to forget God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent! We each come under the condemnation that rests upon ancient Israel, when we neglect to give thanksgiving to God for His daily mercies to us. When the leper returned to give glory to God, Christ asked, “Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” Is there only one in ten who returns to give glory to God? Is this the proportion who return with overflowing hearts to render praise and thanksgiving for the mercy and loving kindness of our Heavenly Father?’ Review & Herald, May 21, 1895.