“Consideration” can mean the payment for a service. So please (thank you) for taking me in consideration. How does “thank you for taking X as a payment” relate to “Since it is my first payment I’ve been provided”? Which sentence leads to all sorts of questions (that are off topic for this site) as to how one can be used as payment for something?

The other two forms in the question mean thank you for thought of me (or about me).