Oct 18.99: Light For The day - "God's Blessing."

"Praise be to the God and Father of our LORD 
Jesus Christ. In christ, God has given us every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. 
That is, in Christ, he chose us before the world
was made so that we would be his holy people 
-- people without blame before him."
-- Ephesians 1:3-4 (NCV)

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To recognize God as LORD is to acknowledge
that he is sovereign and supreme in the universe. 
To accept Him as Savior is to accept his gift of
salvation offered on the cross. To regard Him
as Father is to go a step further. Ideally,
a father is the one in your life who provides
and protects. This is exactly what God has
done.

He has provided for your needs (Matthew 6:25-34).
He has protected you from harm (Psalm 139:5).
He has adopted you (Ephesians 1:5).
And he has given you His name (1John 3:1)

God has proven himself as a faithful Father. 
Now is falls to us to be trusting children.

-- Max Lucado

Prayer:
We have nothing to offer you in exchange for
what you have given us Father. It's not that we
don't have any value; it's just that we don't
have any right to request the forgiveness we
so desperately need and which you are so
willing to share. Your blessing amaze us.

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"The same LORD is the LORD of all and gives
many blessings to all who trust in him, as the
Scripture says, "Anyone who calls on the
LORD will be saved."
-- Romans 10:12-13 (NCV)