I love the beginning of autumn, especially these last weeks of September. They are my favorite. The summer heat is largely behind us. The ugliness (my personal evaluation) of Halloween is still in the future, and the silly, hectic holiday season is a bit further down the horizon.
College football is back (Yes!) and baseball teams are jockeying for play-off berths. AND, the apples are ready for picking at the Emmett orchards. Yep, these last two weeks of September have got to be the best of my year! The blessings are so evident to my soul.
Yet I know that blessings from the Father’s heart are not limited to these two weeks. They are around me and for me every day. Even when I am numb from difficulties or stressed by circumstances, the blessings are there. I just need to stop, re-focus, and reach for them. God so willingly wants me to have them.
The Scriptures are full of God’s promised blessings for us. He promises wisdom for the asking, strength, peace, courage, mercy, grace, hope. He says we can put on His armor to face our battles. He says we are predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son Jesus. He promises that nothing can separate us.
And if we can’t find anything “specific” we might need, there is this promise: “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.” [Ephesians 1:3 NLT]
Every Spiritual Blessings is ours. Our God is the Best!
