Contemplative Bible Reading

Ephesians 1:3, 8 (New Living Translation)

3 All praise to God…8 He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

I find these three gifts astonishing. What else do I need to live in Christ Jesus? God didn’t just give me these things, He S H O W E R E D me with them. He poured a 55-gallon drum full of these things on my head just to be sure I caught a little of them.

These are in me. This verse tells me so. Now, if I could manage each day to get out of the way and let them flow from the bottomless well in which they dwell.

I know, I understand, I am kind in my use of these two. Please God, let me each day live with what you have given me and spread Your blessings to everyone and everything.