A distraught wife sought out a Christian marriage counselor and told her sad story of a marriage about to dissolve. “But we have so much!” she kept saying, “Look at this diamond ring on my finger. Why, it’s worth thousands! We have an expensive mansion in an exclusive area. We have three cars, and even a cabin in the mountains. Why, we have everything money can buy!”

The counselor replied “It’s good to have the things money can buy, provided you don’t lose the things money can’t buy. What good is an expensive house if there’s no home? Or an expensive ring if there’s no love?”

In Christ, you and I have “the things money can’t buy,” and these spiritual riches open up to us all the wealth of God’s vast creation. We enjoy the gifts because we know and love the Giver. It is a source of great encouragement to know that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all working on my behalf to make me rich. God not only gives us “richly all things to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17), but He gives us eternal riches without which all other wealth is valueless.

Verse for today: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3, NIV).

Also: Read all of Ephesians 1 and note the riches mentioned.

Action assignment: Make a note to obtain a copy of Be Rich, from which today’s reading comes. Study it chapter by chapter during the coming weeks. Take time now to praise God for the spiritual blessings which He has showered on you and other believers.

Warren W. Wiersbe
www.backtothebible.in