God’s gifts to the believer.
God gives many gifts in this life, to those who believe in his Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus has provided countless blessings to those that believe in him. ” But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him. That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?” John 12. 37-38. No one in Jesus day, did anything to earn the healing, or miracles, or blessings, they received. We must believe that we have received these gifts, before we see them manifest in our lives. The bible states, ” So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ” Rom. 10.17. It is by reading Gods word, that we see, “it is written,” and begin to believe those things God has to give to his children. If someone were to put a million dollars into a bank account, and open it in our name, but we did not believe that person, it would do us no good. Jesus has provided countless blessing to them that believe in him, and his finished work on the cross.
In Math. 13.12 we read, ” For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance, but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.” How can something be taken away from someone who doesn’t have it? That’s it, they do have it! Peace, joy, good health, a sound mind, a happy marriage, no fear of the future. If we fail to know these things, and many others, come as a result of a relationship with our Saviour, then we will fail to receive them. Ephesians 3.20, says ” Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end, Amen” This is an amazing verse. Paul uses the phrase, “exceedingly abundantly, above all that we ask or think. ” He is doing his best to try and emphasize what God is prepared to do for us. First we must believe he will do it. Jesus paid the price for us to receive these blessings.
God is our father. He wants to give good things to his children. But we can limit what God can do for us. Even salvation itself is a gift, and God does not force it on anyone. In Psalm 78, speaking of the children of Israel we read, “How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness and grieve him in the desert! Yea, they turned back and tempted God and limited the Holy One of Israel.” verse 40-41. Lets not wander in the desert for forty years, and limit what God wants to do for us.
Saved By Faith In Christ 