My husband and I ran across a couple interesting Scriptures during our devotions last evening. One was in I Corinthians 3:21: "For all things are yours." I like the Living Bible paraphrase which says, "For God has already given you everything you need." I once read a statement that, "It takes faith to get into the family of God; but after you get in, all things are yours." According to that Scripture I just quoted, that statement's not far off track!
OK. Start listing all the things you need: i.e., life, breath, food, clothes, finances, strength, etc., etc. If you need those things, they're yours ALREADY according to the Bible.
The second interesting Scripture we ran across is found in Ephesians 1:3 where Paul tells us that God has "blessed us with all spiritual blessings."
And what does that phrase "ALL spiritual blessings" mean -- not some, but ALL. Start naming those blessings. Make a written list of them. For starters, salvation, forgivenness, love, gentleness, meekness, patience and on and on and on.
It takes faith to get into the family of God. We believe in His Word to become a child of God. But once we belong to Him, should we pray and ask Him for all these blessings and other things we need? How can it take still more faith to get them if they're ALREADY ours? Think about it.
Don't tune me out, now. According to these Scriptures, we ALREADY HAVE all we need; we've ALREADY been given not some, but EVERY spiritual blessing. Sounds to me as though we should begin thanking and praising God for ALREADY giving us EVERYTHING WE NEED!
It's not a matter of struggling, praying, and begging. It's a matter of praising and rejoicing!
These things ALREADY belong to the child of God.
Are you His child? Just thought I'd ask.
Preacher's Kid
P.S. If you're already God's child, why not start living like it and enjoy your God-given privileges?
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