Day 285
Ephesians 1:3 J.B. Philips
"Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for giving us through Christ every spiritual blessing as citizens of Heaven!"
The Bible informs us that God, our Father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing through Christ. That is awesome! Everything we need to live an overcoming, victorious life is already ours. We have no excuse for ever losing. It is important that we meditate on the fact presented to us in Ephesians 1:3. Sometimes we have struggled because of a lack of knowledge. Other times, we have had the knowledge, but struggled for a lack of understanding. The knowledge and understanding, which will come through meditating on this verse, will greatly increase our awareness of the help that has already been given to us. That awareness will increase our ability to win. We do not need to seek God about giving us anything we need spiritually. He has already given us all spiritual blessings. We must act as though we have received what we need by thanking God for it. Since all we have been blessed with is in Christ Jesus, we must stay connected to Him through obedience and fellowship to see these things manifested on our behalf.
What are spiritual blessings? Anything that is not natural is spiritual. There is natural healing and spiritual healing. There is natural happiness, and there is spiritual joy. There is also natural tranquility, and there is spiritual peace. There is natural love, and there is the love of God that has been placed in our hearts. We have natural gifts and abilities given to us by God. God also gives us spiritual gifts and abilities. Paul said in I Corinthians 2:14, "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." Spiritual things cannot be explained to the natural mind or in natural terms. Simply speaking, there are things a person who is not born again cannot understand.
Let us be encouraged today by the provision God has made for us. The Lord is our Shepherd. We have everything we need.
I will thank God today for blessing me with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. I appreciate the divine provision He has made for me. I will walk confidently, knowing I have no lack. I will obey Jesus. I will fellowship with him and allow all God has given me to be manifested and to flow freely in my life.