Wednesday, February 5, 2014

All That! (And a Bag of Chips)


 “Now may the God of peace—who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with His blood—may he equip you with all you need for doing His will.  May He produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to Him.  All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. “ Hebrews 13:20-21

Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for equipping Deeper Still with all that it needs for doing Your will.  We ask for you to equip the Deeper Still in all ways by Your Almighty Power.   May You produce in Deeper Still, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to You.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
 
The writer of Hebrews goes to great lengths to remind those listening Who their God is.  Let’s break each piece down to see what the author wanted them to know. 

“God of peace” – peace is derived from its original Greek translation “ eirene”.  It means He is a God of security, safety, prosperity, and felicity.

“Who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus”—All powerful and mighty!
 
“The great Shepherd of the sheep”—Watches over and protects us, leads us and guides us.  
“ratified an eternal covenant with His blood.” –Loves you so much that He died for your salvation and You are His under the new covenant, which is eternal!
    
The author was saying THIS GOD, who is all that (and a bag of chips, I might add!), will equip you with everything you need to do His will.  And it is through the power of the Lord Jesus Christ that He will produce in you every good thing that is pleasing to Him! 

Halleluiah it is through the power of Jesus! 

I know there have been many times when I have wondered how in the world God was going to produce anything good and pleasing to Him out of me.  I fail.  I fall short.  I don’t have it all together, BUT I know the One who does and it is through His All Mighty Power (which was well-described in the verse prior!) that He will accomplish every good work! 


Thank you Jesus for equipping us with everything we need through Your power and Mighty Name!  Amen! 

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