My experience in the Lord brings me to awe!

I have been pondering on God’s benefits, His supply, His blessing since the last reflection was posted. His goodness has overwhelmed me! I realize that my journey of faith, exercising my faith, in the midst of challenges, is based on believing God’s Word even when I don’t see immediate manifestation in answer to prayer (Hebrews 11:1). I am seeing with my spiritual eyes based on what God says. This brings me to awe! My confidence is in the Lord. The circumstance does not change God’s Word. How could the persistence of a difficult situation not derail me from the promises of God? How do I continue in expectation that God’s Word is true? (Romans 4:21)?

The character of the Lord has become clearer and clearer, as I spend time with Him, in His Word, and talking with Him. This is an experience of His love, kindness and goodness; I am confident in His ability and might. It is an experience of receiving revelation, knowledge of God, and therefore confidence in His provision; everything I need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). I remain in expectation that His Word is true, and I will experience His promises. Luke 1:45 says, “Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those thing which were told her from the Lord.” The Lord has told me many things, the Bible is filled with His many things; and I believe them!

I have read many times from Ephesian 3 a prayer about knowing the width, length, depth and height of Christ’s love. And “That you may really come to know (practically, through experience for yourselves) the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge (without experience); that you may be filled (through all your being) unto all the fullness of God (may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself)! (Amplified version: Ephesians 3:19). I believe what I am trying to explain is a practical experience in coming to know the love of Christ that surpasses mere human knowledge. Based on this experience of love, I have an expectation of the truth of God’s Word and His blessings for me. My journey is far from complete and won’t be until I am with Him in heaven, but I am experiencing His benefits, according to His Word, while I am living on earth now; “The Father has delivered and drawn me to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred me into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Colossians 1:13). It is only revelation by the Holy Spirit that helps me to know Christ’s love, which than allows me to be filled with the fullness of God, then God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that I could ask or think, according to the power (His power) that works in me” (Ephesians 3:19,20).

It is not easy to go through when everything seems to be falling apart, and definitely not lining up with God’s Word after prayer. Being focused on the Word, is to be focused on Jesus, the power of truth and the power of reality that may not yet be experienced by the senses (Hebrews 11:1). Abraham believed even when his body was aging, and the fulfillment of God’s Word seemed impossible. The more he praised for what he couldn’t see, but believed because God said it, the more he grew in faith (Romans 4:18-21). That was an experience of God’s love. Jesus instructs the father and mother of a dead child, “Do not be afraid; only believe” (Mark 5:36). To paraphrase, “Believe what I say to you; believe in Me! The situation looks bad, but I say otherwise!” God is good! He never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever! (Hebrews 13:8). And the Father loves you, just like He loves Jesus (John 17:23). He wants everyone to experience the fullness of the abundant life that Jesus died to give us (John 10:10).