Salvation, honour, abundance, all spiritual blessings are poured out on those who listen to God and follow what He says. God is good and does what He says and blesses those who turn to Him.
This must be practised in every situation if we want God's help, or things could go wrong at that time, and then we tend to blame God, but really- did we give Him the chance to help us?
Ephesians 1: 3-14
Because Christ died for our sins, we who accept that belong to Him and we are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the Heavenly realm. If that is true, then we surely have everything we need here on Earth to do God's will. Verse 8 says that God showered His kindness on us with all wisdom and understanding, so we can claim that we have His smarts too! Verses 13-14 tell us that God identified us as His own by giving us the Holy Spirit. That guarantees us that He will give us everything that He promised and proves we are His people. The Holy Spirit gives us that feeling of God's presence and His love.
Chapter 2, verse 6-10 shows us that we are raised from the dead with Christ and we are seated with Him in the Heavenly realm. We are created new in Christ so we can do the things that God planned for us to do.
Revised Common Lectionary, July 15/12
Through The Crusade Analytical Study Bible chain reference:
John 1:12 All who believe in Jesus have the right to become a child of God.
Romans 8: 15-17, 29-30 We are adopted into God's family through Christ and therefore share in all that belongs to Him. God chose us to become brothers and sisters to His Son Jesus. Then He caused us to come to Him, gave us right standing and promised us His glory.
2Corinthians 6: 16-18 We are God's temple for He lives in us and we are His children.
Galatians 4: 3-7 Christ died for us to free us from the judgement of the law. Through His sacrifice we are children of God and therefore everything He has belongs to us too.
1John 3: 1-3 How much God loves us that He would allow us to become His own children!
4: 13-17 God has given us His Spirit as proof that He lives in us and we in Him.
What is it that we have?
Power to love, forgive and live as Jesus did on Earth. Everything we need to do whatever God has called us to do in this life, including the wisdom, the finances, courage and help of others as we need it. He always provides.
Why don't we always experience it?
In our daily lives, maybe we don't always take the time we need to hear the what, how when and where from God. Sometimes we get excited, too passionate about things and get working hard on our own ideas.
Things on Earth deteriorate in time if they are misused or not properly maintained. It's the same with everything including relationships, ministry, our bodies.
The contaminators are- strife, judging unfairly, hatred, fear based on misunderstanding or lack of information, hurting others, selfishness.
The rust inhibitors are- forgiveness, kindness, encouraging words, honesty, love.
I believe if we don't know what to do- then just being the good neighbour, living in love and doing good to others with a cheerful heart is all we need to keep on our journey.
And in that sometimes we need the Holy Spirit !
Remember, we are children of God and the Holy Spirit will always guide us in the ways of love! That is where the real power lies!
We are love, we are power.
Songs (Suggested flow)
My Redeemer
We can come into God's House boldly because we belong to Christ.
The blood of Christ has cleansed us and the Holy Spirit bears witness in our hearts that we belong to God.
All The Heavens / Arms of Love / I Adore You ( Jesus Culture) / Amazed ( Jared Anderson)
Only You
communion,meditation- Holy Spirit Come
Abba Father ( Jim Glaab & Jon Neilson)
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