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God’s blessings are available now and are to be received in faith and contentment. It is dangerous to live only for current blessings and pleasures.
The blessing of God’s presence now Hag 1:13 See also Dt 31:6; 1Ki 8:57
The blessing of Jesus Christ’s presence now Mt 1:23 See also Isa 7:14; Isa 8:8,10; Mt 18:20; Mt 28:20; Jn 14:18; Ac 18:10
The blessing of the Spirit’s presence now Jn 14:16-17 See also Jn 14:25-27; Jn 16:7,13-16
Other blessings given in the present Mk 10:29-30 pp Mt 19:29 pp Lk 18:29-30 See also Ex 23:25; 1Ki 3:13 pp 2Ch 1:12; Ps 121:3-8; Mt 6:33; 1Ti 4:8; 1Pe 1:9
Eph 1:13-14 See also Ro 8:23,30; 2Co 1:22; 2Co 5:5; Eph 1:3; Heb 12:22-24
Lk 11:3 pp Mt 6:11 Prayers for physical provision: Ge 28:20; Pr 30:8
Mt 6:13 pp Lk 11:4 prayers for spiritual provision
Php 4:10-13 See also 1Ti 6:6-8
Ecc 3:12-13 Ecclesiastes in particular reflects upon the emptiness of life without God. Though the good things of the present life are a gift from God and to be valued as such, they cannot bring ultimate fulfilment; Lk 12:15-20 See also Ecc 2:24; Ecc 5:18; Ecc 8:15; Ecc 9:7,9; Isa 22:13; 1Co 15:32; Php 3:19; 1Ti 6:9-10; Jas 4:13-17; 1Ti 6:17
The challenge to respond to God now 2Co 6:2 See also Dt 4:39-40; Dt 5:1; Dt 7:11; Dt 10:13; Dt 30:15-16; Ps 95:7-8; Isa 55:6; Hos 10:12; Heb 3:7
The challenge to serve God now Eph 5:15-16 See also Gal 6:10; Col 4:5
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