Thought for Wednesday, March 20th

March 20, 2013

Everybody Needs

  For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;  That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.  Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Ephesians  3:1-21

“Teach thy necessity to reason thus:

There is no virtue like necessity.”

-       William Shakespeare

There is not one person who was, has been, or will be born that will not have needs.

We have needs for food, air, shelter and the like: but we also have needs for love, forgiveness and assistance from someone bigger, wiser and stronger than we are.

Everyone whether they are willing to admit it or not needs the Lord.

All of us have been guilty of sin, which has separated us from God: hence we need a Savor, so that we can be reconciled back to God and given eternal life.

We can not have life eternal with out His forgiveness and His gift of life would not be available to us if it were not for the unconditional love He extends towards us.

We need His wisdom, strength, grace and power once He has given us life; because in and of ourselves we do not know how to or are we capable of achieving the fullness of what life has to offer, nor can we overcome the obstacles we will face without His help.

We also need His Healing at various stages of our live (physical, emotional and spiritual) and we need His peace, His joy, His overcoming power and His presence to ensure that we live in a way that will please and honor Him.

If He had not created us and given the breath of life: if He did not create the earth and all that is in it and the air and water and beasts, what would we have to eat and wear and how would we breathe?

I guess it goes beyond the realization that we simply need Him, to the actualization of just how much we need Him.

Today’s Prayer

Father, I have come to realize I need you every hour of every day and every minute of every hour: so thank you that you are there and that you have promised to never leave or forsake me.