"From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." John 1:16-17 (NIV)
John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, states that by the grace of God, we all have received blessing after blessing. Not because we were so righteousness or deserving. We were and are utterly unrighteous. The law, the ten commandments which were given to Moses for mankind, were designed to show the unrighteousness of man and our need for a Savior. Grace, the unmerited favor of God, was displayed to mankind by Jesus Christ.
We have all enjoyed countless blessings, one after another, spaced out by trials and tribulations which are, or lead to blessings. Unfortunately, we tend to focus on our troubles and not on our blessings. Every breath and every heart beat is a blessing. Every act of random kindness shown to us is a blessing. Protection from dangers seen and unseen is a blessing. Closed doors to things that we want are blessings that keep us from some things and direct us to open doors that are opportunities for greater and better things for us. Even the death of a loved one can be a blessing, it frees them from suffering and it causes us to look to and depend on The Lord. God has blessed us with one blessing after another. We just need to be thankful for the blessings that we have received because we did not deserve any of them.
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