John 1:16-17 (Amplified) tells us, "For out of His fullness (abundance), we have all received, all had a share and were all supplied with one Grace after another and Spiritual Blessing upon Spiritual Blessing and even favor upon favor and Gift heaped upon Gift. For while the Law was given through Moses, Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessing and Truth came through Jesus Christ."
Many Gifts have been given to the Body of Christ through Jesus, but we mostly think of 1Corinthians 12, when thinking about the Gifts of the Spirit. But, there are Gifts heaped upon Gifts, according to the above scripture. Our righteousness is a Gift and our righteousness is in Christ Jesus' righteousness. Sanctification, consecration, removal of sin and wrongdoing, Life in the Spirit, being made joint heirs with Jesus and so many more Gifts are ours in Him. We have all received these, out of His fullness (abundance).
The Spiritual Blessings for us, was the Promise of the Holy Spirit, according to Galatians 3:14 (Amplified) which says, "To the end that through their receiving Christ Jesus (the Messiah), the Blessing Promised to Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that we through faith might all receive the realization of the Promise of the Holy Spirit."
In the days of old, only certain appointed people, could walk in the anointing and Presence of the Holy Spirit. When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we can all enjoy and walk in the Spiritual Blessing of the Holy Spirit's indwelling Gift. Jesus has restored and redeemed us back to the Father, giving us the indwelling Spirit of God. God can now Bless us with the power, Wisdom, insight, knowledge and Presence of Himself, by our union with Christ Jesus.
Through our union with Christ and faith in the Finished Word of Jesus, we have access to the Very Presence of God. We've used the God given Gift of faith, to receive Jesus as our Savior, but we never used this Gift to access the Spiritual Blessings that accompany Him. We've never developed our faith and new creation man of the Spirit, to obtain the Spiritual Blessings that come with our new citizenship in Jesus.
Through Jesus, we have the ability to speak and bring the unseen things of God to the earth again to dispel darkness from the lives of people. We must develop faith in what we've received through this fulfilled Promise. We've mostly lived on the level of natural man, even after receiving the Holy Spirit.
When we received Jesus Christ, we received the Anointing, Christ in us, our Hope in Glory. The word, "Christ," is translated as "anointing, the Anointed One, and His Anointing." John writes about the Anointing, in 1John 2:20-27 (Amplified) saying, "But you have been anointed by (you have a sacred appointment from, you have been given an unction from the Holy One), and you all know the Truth or you know all things." We know all things, by the Spiritual Blessing of the Holy Spirit, because His Wisdom abides in all believers. Verse 27 continues, "But as for you, the Anointing (the Sacred appointment, the unction which you received from Him) abides permanently in you; so then you have no need that anyone should instruct you. But just as His anointing teaches you concerning everything and is True and is no falsehood, so you must abide in (live in never depart) from Him, being rooted in Him, just as His Anointing has taught you to do."
The Anointing will reveal things to you, that natural men (carnal-minded men) don't see. Not everyone recognizes that it is Truth, but that doesn't mean it isn't Truth. When we allow the Holy Spirit (the Anointing) to guide us, He will reveal things of the Promises, that others don't see. We have Promises from the old covenant, that couldn't be fully realized, until the Holy Spirit (the Anointing) came. He brought the Spiritual Gifts back to God's people.
Psalm 91 is for those who "dwell in the Secret Place of the Most High." The new creation people are dwelling in this Secret Place. Jesus is the Secret or the Mystery hidden in God and has now been revealed to us, by the Holy Spirit. We are dwelling in the Secret Place. Those who acknowledge this and will "say of the Lord," have access into this Spiritual Blessing. God's Grace will grant it to you.
We've allowed the seeds of doubt and fear to be sown into our spirit, by the world's view of things occurring on earth. We've removed our children from schools, because of fear. Many fear terrorism today, instead of trusting in the Promise of God's Word. You might consider this, "Foolish," saying, "We have to be careful." But, God's Word tells us in Colossi ans 3:15 (Amplified), "And let the peace (soul harmony) which came from Christ, rule (act as umpire) continually in your hearts, deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state to which as members of Christ's one Body you were also called to live. And be thankful, appreciative, giving praise to God always."
This is the peace that Jesus Promised us in John 14:27 (Amplified) when He said, "Peace I leave with you; My Own peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled."
In order to rest in His peace, you must put your faith in the Higher Level of the Promises we've received in Him. As we develop our faith in the Spiritual Blessings and Grace that are ours in Him, we can walk in the new Life that He has given, to a higher way than ever before. We've believed in Jesus for our eternal redemption, and He has given these Spiritual Blessings for our life here on earth, as well as our eternal life in Heaven. You might not know anyone who is walking in this Truth, but it is still ours in Him.
Dare to believe God at His Word and heed Galatians 6:7 (Amplified) which tells us, "Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked) by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside. He invariably deludes himself who attempts to delude God, for whatever a man sows, that and only that is what he will reap."
God says that His Word will stand for those who trust Him. But, if we sow or allow such things as fear, anxiety and distrust to be sown in our hearts, then that is what we will reap. Those things, and only those things are what we will reap. Job confesses the source of his troubles in Job 3:25-26 (Amplified) saying, "For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me, and that of which I am afraid befalls me. I was not and am not at ease, nor had I or have I rest, nor was I or am I quiet, yet trouble came and still comes at me." God says that, "For whatever a man sows, that and only that is what he will reap." Job sowed fear and dis-ease and those things are what he reaped.
Let's sow the Truth of the Promise and then reap the harvest of God's Promises. Let's trust God to a higher place, than we've ever done before.
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