Aug. 21
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
Ephesians 1:3 NIV
An old hymn tells us to, “count our blessings.” How often do we actually do that? When is the last time you listed your blessings? Here Paul tells us in Ephesians that we have, “every spiritual blessing” the word used here for spiritual (pneumatikos) is always used to refer to the Holy Spirit. Thus what we have here is a reference to the source of our blessing, the Holy Spirit. It does not refer to the extent, i.e. not limited to spiritual things. I have come up with a short list of some of our spiritual blessings. These are things we have now, although often times I find myself praying for more. I already have it.
I have found myself praying to be more loving and yet God has poured out His love within me. (Rom. 5:5) He has left His peace with me. (John 14:27) I am also full of His joy and happiness. John (15:11) I can live this way filled with love, joy and peace because He gives me the strength. (Phil. 4:13) God’s divine power has filled me and given me a full measure of all that I need to live a victorious life. (2 Peter 1:3 and Col. 2:10)
So why is this so hard to do? Well its because we are dual citizens, we live our lives with two passports. In my next devotional I will talk more about this duality that we live with.
Anchor In The Storm 