Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ

 Every spiritual blessing:  

 

Ephesians 1:3

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

 

            How many things are covered by the word every? They all are. That means there are none that we haven’t been blessed with. If we need a spiritual blessing, it’s ours. We just have to ask in faith. This blessing is of course in Jesus. The Father blessed Him with every spiritual blessing, and we’re in Him. Therefore, He blessed us with all.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "Yes, I do bless you with every spiritual blessing in My Son. I bless you abundantly; so that you may bless others. You will never lack spiritually if you listen to Me. I will show you how to grow spiritually with the blessings I give unto you. I don’t want you to stay the way you are. I want you to grow spiritually so that you may help Me minister to those around you who are in need. There is nothing that I would withhold from you. You have all of My Son’s spiritual blessings. There is nothing lacking in your life. Follow His example; for what He did you can do in Me.”

 

            56. I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

 Abundance:

            Father gives good to those who ask:  

Matthew 7:11

11 “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

 

            How dare we think that God will give bad things to us! Those of us who have children … would we give bad gifts to our children? How much more will He give good gifts to us? He is incapable of giving bad ones. Notice that it also says to those who ask Him. Have we asked Him for everything that we need? How about for everything we want?

            Perhaps there is something that you need, but don’t want to bother Him with it. Sometimes as parents we get so involved with situations that we’re in that we either verbally or through our actions give our children the impression that we don’t want to be bothered with their problems. God is not that way. We won’t bother Him by asking. I tell my students during a test they are free to come up and ask me a question, and that the worst I will say to them is, “Sorry. That’s something you’re supposed to know.” God is the same way. The worst He is going to say is, “Sorry. That’s not for you.” Or, “That’s something you’re supposed to believe for.” James says we have not because we do not ask or we ask with wrong motives.

            So, go ahead and ask Him.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My children, do you really think that I would give you something bad if you asked Me for something you needed? You wouldn’t do that to your children, would you? How could I not give only good things to My children whom I dearly love. You are expecting too little from Me. I don’t give just enough to get by on. I give an abundance so that you may give to others for Me. I cannot do what you will not let Me do. You have to ask and believe that I will give you what you need. I will never fail to meet you needs as long as you listen to Me when I tell you to give to others. I cannot help some people without you. They will not believe Me to help them because they have been taught that I don’t help My children … that they have to do it all by themselves. Trust in Me to meet your needs, and I will bless you so richly that you will not know what to do with the excess. Don’t worry. I will show you what to do with it.”

 

            55. Our earthly fathers were concerned about us and wanted to only give good things to us. Even more so is My Heavenly Father concerned about my needs. He will give good things to me when I ask Him.

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.

             Your spirit is alive:

 Matthew 22:32

32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”

 

Mark 12:27

27 “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

 

Romans 8:9-11

9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

 

            We don’t serve a dead God, and we don’t have a dead Savior. Those who died in Him are not really dead. This tells you that He is the God of the living. If He is the God of the living Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who were not born again, is He not the God of the living believers who have gone on before us?

            Sometimes Christians live like they are still in the flesh … that they haven’t been born from above. But this says that we’re not in the flesh. We’re in the Spirit because the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us. Our spirit is alive because of the righteousness of Jesus in us. We should be living like it. People should be able to tell the difference between the way we live and the way unbelievers live.

            We can also be certain that though this mortal body may die, His Spirit will give that body life because He dwells in us. Hallelujah!

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "Your spirit is alive to Me, My children. You are not mere robots, but rather you are My friends. You desire to please Me because of My Spirit who indwells you. Your desire is to do My will because your spirit has been reborn of My Spirit. My Spirit desires to walk in holiness and so your spirit desires to walk in holiness. Trust in My Spirit to guide you into the paths of righteousness; for He will not turn to the side, but will only walk in the path that I have chosen for you. You are victorious in Me. You shall not fail as long as you trust in Me to guide into the paths of righteousness.”

 

            54. He is not just my God when I die. He is my God while I am still alive. Not only am I alive in the flesh, my spirit is also alive in Him.

For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

 Dead or Alive:

             Died to sin:  

 Colossians 3:3

3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

 

Romans 6:2

2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

 

            We died when He died. Your old man is dead. We shouldn’t still be living in sin. That doesn’t mean we won’t ever sin, but that we won’t be living in it. It won’t be a continual part of our life. Our life is hidden with Him in God. All that matters is with Him. I know the things of this life seem the most important right now, but they’re not. Our relationship with Him is all that matters in the end.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You are not your own, little children. You are Mine and you should act like Me. You should walk in My light and My life. If you follow after Me, you shall never sin. You cannot fall when I hold onto your hand. Trust in Me to lift you up above the things of the world. I will show you how to walk in My holiness. Trust in Me to do it. You cannot do it under your own power, but you must have My power to walk in righteousness.”

 

            53. I have died to sin and it is no longer master over me. My life is hidden with Christ in God.