A BOUNTIFUL GOD
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37)
The people of this world long for a good job, especially a government job, to earn a lot of money. They are not satisfied with anything. On the other hand, the Lord tells us, “I shall fill you with My bounty.”
Let us now meditate as to how the Lord satisfies us.
The Scripture reveals, “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9). According to the above mentioned Scripture verse, the Lord blesses us from His bounty.
It is God’s desire to fill us with His abundance because He is full of love (I John 4:16). He fills us with His bounty so that we can understand His love. The Scripture says, “May have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:18,19).
Once while my husband and I were praising and praying together, I had the greatest privilege of seeing Lord Jesus face to face. He stood in our midst for more than an hour. When I looked at His face, His love was poured into my heart. I could not bear the depth of His love. Unable to control myself, I began to shed tears. My heart was filled with His amazing love.
The Bible says, “…God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us” (Romans 5:5). God’s love is poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. He fills us with His bounty that we may know the depth of His love. It is His desire to fill us with His abundant blessings.
Once a newly-made submarine was being tested. When the testing was over, one of the officials asked the pilot of the submarine, “Sir, you were inside the sea in the submarine for such a long time. Yesterday there was a heavy storm. Did it affect your submarine?” The pilot replied, “I did not know anything about the storm or the cyclone. I was sitting in my submarine peacefully.”
In the same way, we are able to live peacefully when we are filled with the abundance of God. The following Scripture verses also testify the same: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?...No in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:35,37). The love of Lord Jesus Christ helps us to triumph over all our afflictions. Even Paul the Apostle says, “Christ’s love compels us” (II Corinthians 5:14).
Therefore, let us seek the Lord diligently and love Him with all our heart. The Lord will certainly fill us with His abundance and love. When He dwells in us, no man or no devil can come against us. They can never touch us (Luke 10:19). He will not only protect us but also crown us with His goodness. He will satisfy us with His richest blessings.
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus,
You are full of love and mercy. It is your desire to fill me with your abundance and love. Pour out your love into my heart through the Holy Spirit. Crown me with your goodness. Fill me with your abundance. Satisfy me with your blessings. Help me to triumph over my afflictions. Let nothing separate me from your love. Help me to live in peace.
In Your matchless name I pray.
Amen.
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