We all know we are supposed to count our blessings. From the old hymn, to Bing’s crooning, we are nudged, reminded, and challenged to be more aware of blessings. And we have a lot of blessings.
Think objectively about them for a moment. We are more safely housed than much of the world. We are better fed than much of the world. We have more information available than much of the world. We have more peace than much of the world.
Think enthusiastically about them for a moment. Our lives, even with our many pains, ailments, worries and fears are very good. Because God does everything for His people, for our good. While we are trained by our society to be cynical and cautious, instead, we have blessings enough to make our cheeks sore from smiling, our eyes glaze in brightness, and our hearts beat with joy.
Think honestly about them for a moment. The creator of the universe loves His people, and that means us Christians. The Sovereign Lord of all has moved heaven and earth to bring us His blessings. The unconditional love of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit outshines all darkness, is destroying all shadow, and not only gives us what we need, He gives us amazingly grand things to meet those needs.
But the most amazing blessing, the prime blessing, the first blessing is grace.
For the next while, let’s focus on the best blessing… the Grace of God.
What a blessing.