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I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:16-19 (NIV)

"The more absorbed I am in the gospel, the more grateful I become in the midst of my circumstances, whatever they may be....I should be blown away by the unbelieveable kindness of God toward me. That God, in fact, has given me a cup that is full of "every spiritual blessing in Christ" (Eph 1:3) and this without the slightest admixture of wrath, leaves me truly dumbfounded with inexpressible joy. As for my specific earthly circumstances of plenty or want, I can see them always as infinite improvements on the hell I deserve. When I look at any circumstance that God apportions me, I am first grateful for the wrath I am not receiving at that moment. Second, I am grateful for the blessings that are given to me instead of his wrath....This two layered gratitude disposes my heart to give thanks in all things and it also lends a certain intensity to my giving of thanks. Such a gospel-generated gratitude glorfies God, contributes to my peace of mind (Phil 4), and keeps my foot from the path of foolishness and ruin (Rom 1). "

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Friday, September 12, 2008

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