Posted on January 17, 2023 by Elizabeth Welte in Victory Call
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.” (Psalm 81:10)
God has blessing upon blessing to pour out on us but I think so often we are not poised to receive. Perhaps because we fail to recognize His blessings or we are so busy and distracted that we don’t take time to pause and consider His blessings. At times we want to tell God what and how to bless us and, in a sense, refuse blessings that may not be what we asked for. If we do not position ourselves to receive we will miss out on blessings God desires for us.
“He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.” (Psalm 24:5)
“My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.” (Proverbs 2:1-5)
“…we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” (Romans 5:11)
“For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17)
“Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.” (1 Corinthians 2:12)
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:6-7)
“Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” (1 Peter 2:10)
As His child we are already blessed. 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. Are your eyes open to see? Are your ears open to hear? Is your mouth open to receive? Have you, by faith, poised yourself to fully receive all the blessing God is pouring out on you? Open your mouth wide and He will fill it.
Written by Diane Hunt: Diane Hunt serves on the board of America’s Keswick and is the Executive Director & CEO of Changed Choices, a Christian non-profit in North Carolina. She is also a biblical counselor and women’s event speaker. For more information about having Diane speak at your next event please contact her at dhunt@americaskeswick.org.
Think About This: “God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless he has a specific plan by which a great blessing can come out of the difficulty.”
The Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 26-27 You can download our 2023 Daily Bible Reading Plan by clicking here.
This Week’s Verse to Memorize: “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9
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