We are the most blessed forever according to Psalm 21:4. The Lord Jesus Christ has made us whole, given us His faith, His righteousness, His wisdom, allowed the Holy Spirit to release the same power that raised Him from the dead in our bodies, and has given us the mind of Christ. He promises to always be with us and to never leave or forsake us. We are overcomers, always led in triumph, and have the assurance that no weapon formed against us shall proper. We can walk "just as He walked" 1 John 2:6. All the promises of God are yea and amen. No wonder the Lord asks "What more could have been done for My vineyard?"
This same victorious revelation is given in Psalm 65:4. "How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You to dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple." Jesus states the fact that He chose you and appointed you to bear fruit. He who calls you is faithful, and He will do it. Twice in 1 Timothy 6, Paul tells his spiritual son, Timothy, to take hold of eternal life. Later in 2 Timothy 1:14, he instructs him to "Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure that has been entrusted to you.
The point is that we are blessed beyond our natural ability to know and understand. Yet God has sent the Holy Spirit to reveal His mind and lead us into all truth. Just as the children of Israel were brought into the promised land, it was up to them to use God's power and anointing to defeat the enemies and possess the land, so we have been given this eternal inheritance won by Jesus Christ on the cross and through His resurrection. He then tells us to use the authority and power in His name to make known His Gospel to every creature on the earth and to be His light in the darkness of this world.
As a man thinks in his heart so is he. Obviously, if we don't take time and focus on what the Lord has done and given us, we will be deceived into thinking we are not good enough, not overcoming, and will still fail. The battle is in our mind. The good news is we have weapons with divine power to take every thought captive and overthrow everything that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. My admonition this morning is to ask the Holy Spirit, our helper and counselor, to teach us how to use prayer, the Word, and the authority given in the name of Jesus to keep our mind and heart filled with the truth and peace of Christ.
God has given us (you) all that you need "for life and godliness" and through His Word provided the great and precious promises to escape the lusts of the flesh and partake of divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4). God made it possible for you to be a mighty warrior equipped for every good work, and promises to be with you to help you bear eternal fruit. Choose to hear and receive the promises that the Spirit is saying to His people (to you!). Let him who has ears to hear, hear. As you read carefully and continue to think and reflect about the Word, as you "let the Word dwell in you richly," you will realize what the Lord has given you. Deliberately let that awesome truth and goodness fill your mind and heart so you can possess or have what is actually yours. Possess your possessions.
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