“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

There is a gospel song with the phrase, “Count your blessings, name them one by one and you will see what God has done.” It is impossible to count all the blessings which God has given me during my lifetime. His Promise and Provision of Salvation continue to be a daily spiritual blessing. Regardless of my shortcomings, I have hope. Paul assured Timothy that despite his personal sufferings, he was not ashamed “because I know whom I have believed and convinced that He is able to guard what I have committed to Him for that day” (II Timothy 1:12). God is faithful, and we can count it a blessing that we are kept eternally in His love.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE ASSURANCE WE HAVE OF ETERNAL LIFE, KNOWING THAT THE PRESERVATION OF OUR SALVATION IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON OUR GOOD WORKS BUT ON THE PRESERVATION OF OUR LIVES THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD WHOM WE DO KNOW. AMEN.

-Shared by James C. Gilbert