Grace is a pure blessing! Every time we say a prayer, we are asking for God’s blessing—heavenly resources—to be released. As human beings, we have limited resources and abilities, but the resources of heaven have been made available in Christ to provide spiritual riches that transform life in this earthly realm.
Followers of Christ—the Living Word of God—are containers of the Spirit who provides the power to release that blessing. If you desire to live by faith in Christ and are willing to walk by the Spirit of Truth and Love, you have the potential to bring the transforming power of God’s blessing into the world.
God told His people in the Old Testament that He set before them each day blessing and cursing (Deuteronomy 11:26). In the New Testament, Jesus essentially taught the same principle to His disciples when they wondered how 5,000 people could be fed with five loaves and two fish. The disciples could not see the potential in a small boy’s lunch, so they asked Jesus to send the people away (Matthew 14:15). But Jesus knew the potential of heaven that He carried—and what they would soon carry. So He told His disciples, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them” (Matthew 14:16).
As we make our journey to Jerusalem and the cross of Jesus our Christ, we must not minimize small potential, because in God’s hands nothing is impossible (Matthew 19:26). The disciples were astonished as the “blessing of God” multiplied when Jesus prayed.
Take that thought a step further. Can you imagine how this blessing must have affected the small boy with the lunch? He had no idea of the potential in his small sack until he placed it into the hands of Jesus.
May God help us look at life from His perspective today, because only He knows the plans He has for the blessings He desires to pour out—plans that are miraculous because they originate in heaven. In His hands, little becomes much.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Prayer: Father, help us gain Your perspective about how we partner with You in releasing Your abundant blessings each day. You have provided the Savior, the Spirit, and the grace for the work of salvation and transformation. Help us see, Lord. Open our eyes to the potential before us each day and help us release the faith necessary to accomplish Your plans. In Jesus’ name, Amen.