God's Greatest Gift

What is God's blessing, or what is the greatest gift we can receive from God?

Social media contains many posts and memes stating in various forms, "God will bless you when/after/soon..."

However, you receive God's greatest blessing the moment you become a Christian; an eternal relationship with God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. We spend the rest of our lives maturing in this relationship.

This is the Greatest Blessing possible. Period. NO comparison of any measure or scale exists between the Creator and Creation.

An Olympic Gold medal, setting a world record, finishing in the top 50 at Boston, BQ'ing, OTQ'ing, a promotion, or any other earthly success is simply rubbish when compared to eternal life with God through the Lord Jesus Christ.

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. (Matthew 6:24)

Perhaps you are wondering, "What must I do to be saved?"
A jailer once asked the same question.

"When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!'"

"And he (the jailer) called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”"

"They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house."

"And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household."

"And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household." (Acts 16:27–34)

Moreover, as a believer, enjoy the fruit of the Spirit (singular):
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

"Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit."

"Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another (Galatians 5:22–26)."

This fruit immensely enhances your attitude and your relationship with others (family, friends, co-workers, customers, peers, etc).

Following devastating Tornadoes, the News often contains stories of those who heard the warnings and appropriately responded by taking shelter, as well as those who either ignored warnings or claim they never heard the warnings. One's responsibility and response makes all the difference.

For example, consider:
“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." (John 3:14–17)

“He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. “This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil."

“For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed." “But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.” (John 3:18–21)

Once again, an eternal relationship with God through the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ provides an inner-peace and joy beyond human comprehension or adequate description.

This relationship is the Greatest Blessing of Life. #RunningonFaithMinistry

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