Some have taken passages such as Ephesians 5:20 (which we dealt with yesterday) and 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and taught from them that we are to thank God for suffering sickness, disease, tragedy and other misfortunes as if He were the One who inflicted them upon us for some mysterious "good". This is NOT what these passages are teaching.
We do not thank God for EVERYTHING as if He were the one bringing them upon us. God has works (John 14:10-12) and Satan also has works (1 John 3:8) and the Bible clearly distinguishes between the two. We must NOT thank God for the devil’s works.
If we are to give thanks for everything, then why didn’t Jesus practice this in the middle of this storm (Mark 4:35-41)? Why didn’t He simply thank the father for the storm instead of rebuking it? We could cite numerous other examples.
Nevertheless, to be thankful to God even in THE MIDST of trials or REGARDLESS of the difficulties (and not BECAUSE of the trials or difficulties) is a powerful weapon against the devil (1 Cor. 15:57). God is able to change any circumstance brought by the devil as we trust Him (Ps. 91:15-16; Rom. 8:28).
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