From the very beginning of Ephesians, we are reminded that we are blessed! Blessed beyond measure. Blessed with abundance. Nothing held back. Our Abba Father delights in blessing you! Who does it say blesses us? “The God and Father of our Lord Jesus.” Your Father. The Father who looks at you with love in His eyes and desires to give you everything. The Father who wants to be with you more than anyone else! The Father who did not spare His own son’s life because of His great, unfathomable love for you.
James 1:17 says: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
The Father has blessed you with good and perfect gifts. He would never give you anything less; they will always be good gifts, never substandard, inferior, or having flaws. Blessings flowing with abundance from our Father, “who does not change like shifting shadows.” Our Father who will always be constant, never changing, faithful.
Personally, I like people who are constant and consistent. Those people you know will be happy to see you when you walk into a room. Friends who will greet you with a smile, a hug, and an encouraging word, no matter what is going on in their lives. People who aren’t consistent make me nervous. “Will they say hello or ignore me? Will they walk past and pretend I’m not there? Will they be too busy for me and brush me off?”
Our Father is always constant. He will not change. He will not be like the shadows, fluctuating and changing. He WILL bless you and will not withhold His blessings and favor from you. Always. He will always smile at you when you enter the room; in fact, He thinks you light up the room! He will always be pleased to see you and will never be too busy for you! He will always bless you. Always.
Reflections
- In what way does it change the way you see God to visualize Him as a Father who constantly delights in blessing you?
- What are the “good and perfect gifts” that you can identify in your life right now? How might gratitude and thankfulness help you see the blessings you may have been overlooking?
- What are the ways in which you have struggled to trust God’s consistency? How does knowing He “does not change like shifting shadows” bring peace to your mind and heart today?
Step-By-Step
Today, write down three blessings or “good and perfect gifts” that have been given to you from your Father. Thank Him for every one of them by name, and ask Him to help you live in the present with an awareness of His constant, unchanging love.
Claire's Prayer 