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Posted by David (Member # 1) on :

THE GIFT OF CHRIST
by Chip Brogden

The Scriptures tell us that hidden in Christ are "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3)", "every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3)", and "all the fullness of God (Colossians 1:19)." Since this is the truth, we maintain before God that His Gift to us is Christ, and to the extent that we appreciate the value and preciousness of the Lord Jesus, to that same extent will we be satisfied spiritually. We will find fullness in the Son, and will not find it necessary to be continually pumped up or propped up as we go about our daily walk as Christians.

Imagine the foolishness of asking God for a "few coins" to get you through until Sunday while wealth is buried just below your feet. Or, imagine the vanity of thinking we have to go "here" or "there" to get something from God (such as a "blessing", a "word", an "anointing", etc) when we already have everything He has. I will go so far as to say that when we know the preciousness and costliness of the Lord Jesus we will not ask God for anything else. The one who must ask God for "things" has not yet fully appreciated the treasure he has in Christ already.

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Posted by helpforhomeschoolers (Member # 15) on :

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The one who must ask God for "things" has not yet fully appreciated the treasure he has in Christ already.

2 Peter 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Amen!