“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
I was thinking this morning about what I could write that would lift you up. As a result, I went searching in the scriptures and came across, or was led by the Spirit, to the text printed above. In Christ you have “riches in glory.” I can’t tell you all of the riches in glory, for there are plenty that I do not know, but I think the “riches in glory” that I share here can lift your spirits. I think that we will discover all of the “riches in glory” in heaven, but I want to three “riches in glory” that you have, or can have, today. The most prominent of these riches is Jesus Himself, who is our Savior! Jesus came to give His life on the cross so that we could have eternal life. I was reading in John 10:27-29 this morning some verses that illustrate this truth: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them and they follow me: 28. And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29. My Father which gave them to me, is greater than all; and no man shall be able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.” You have the security of knowing that you have a Savior, who loves you and gave His life to save you. Rejoice in the richness of eternal salvation in Christ. Another of these riches is the Holy Spirit. When we were saved, Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit to live in our lives and to offer the spiritual guidance that we need to live victoriously. Let John 14:16-17 speak to your heart: “And I (Jesus) will pray the Father, and He shall give you another comforter, that He may abide with you forever; 17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees Him not, neither knows Him: but you know Him; for He dwells with you, and shall be in you.” God sends a touch of heaven into our lives through the Holy Spirit. If Jesus is your Savior, you have the Holy Spirit living in you to lead and guide you into God’s truth. Don’t you see the richness in this heavenly gift? Another of these riches is the purpose that the Holy Spirit puts into our lives. Jesus has a purpose, or purposes, for your life. I can only speak for myself here, but I know that my purpose has been to preach the gospel and to serve as the pastor to people.(For twenty three years, I was the pastor to preachers. Hey not an easy job, but a great purpose. lol) At this point in retirement, my main purpose is to write these articles to encourage you, and to preach where I am needed. I don’t know your purpose(s) but I know that you have them. It could be that Sunday School class that you teach, or to sing in the choir. But I know that all of our main purpose is to live a life that glorifies Jesus Christ by how we live our daily lives and by how we love people and share the love of Jesus with them wherever we are. I guess I have barely touched the “hem of the garment” of our “riches in glory,” but I think that you will agree that the three I have mentioned are true riches. Rejoice! Bro. Joe
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