Every Good and Perfect Gift Comes Down From Your Father In Heaven, Your Father of Lights

When something good comes your way, like a new job, your natural mind just wants to say, “it’s because of my skillset”, or “there is tremendous demand in my field, and that company is desperate for help”, or “unemployment must be low”, or “I was in the right place at the right time”, or a plethora of other reasons.

And ALL of those can be true, in the natural, unseen realm, in any given situation.

But the Truth in the realm of Holy Spirit is:

“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow [a]cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes].” – James 1:17 (AMP)

The Spirit’s domain supersedes the natural realm and, even though you can’t see it with your natural eyes/your natural mind, it is more real than what you can see, taste, smell, touch, and hear, where your physical body resides.

So anytime you think you are being “level-headed”, or “rational”, or “logical”, or “intellectually grounded” by drawing those conclusions that could very well be true, stop and think about what real Truth could be.

Real, substantial truth is really hard to come by these days. There is unprecedented high demand for accuracy and reality, and a more than ample supply of error and fantasy.

So why not give some credence to The Book that has had more commentaries written about it than any other book in history? Why not stake your claim in the only Book that has more versions and editions written than any other book? So why not trust The Book that has generated more sales than any other book in history? Why not put your confidence in the Book (of any significance) that has stood the test of time, and lasted many millennia?

Here are a few “fun facts” about the Bible:

1. There are an estimated over 100 million Bibles printed every year.
2. As of November, 2017, over 20 million Bibles are sold each year in the U.S. alone.
3. “The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. As of October 2019, the full Bible has been translated into 698 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,548 languages and Bible portions or stories into 1,138 other languages.” – _{source: Wikipedia.}
4. Some other famous books have been translated into a few dozen languages. The Adventures of Pinocchio being listed here on this chart, on Wikipedia as being the 2nd with more than 300 languages, is paltry in comparison to number 1, which is, you guessed it: The Bible.
5. The U.S. Government itself used to print Bibles because they were not permitted in King George’s England.

Enjoy this nicely-animated summary of the Bible in 3 minutes:

Being intellectual, and wise, rational and logical, and using your brain, are obviously all good things. I would never say otherwise. However, the very moment you trust your own mind more than Jesus, is the very moment you start your decline towards insanity (which is defined as “in sin”)? Did you know that there are very wise, intelligent people walking around these days that are insane and don’t even know it?

So any type of rational thought, or logical reasoning is good. God created you with a brain. Use it. But just be sure to filter everything through Holy Spirit, “taking every thought and making it obedient to Christ” (2 Cor 10:5), and ground yourself in God’s Word: The Bible. Otherwise, you can get off into all kinds of crazy and ideas right out of left field. While any analysis you make may be just as true in the natural, as The Word that Holy Spirit gives you is in the Spirit realm, there is so much more for you when you thank your Heavenly Father for those good and perfect gifts!

And, always remember, Jesus Christ, The Anointed One, is the only Way (back to your) The Father who Created you in His image and likeness, made you beautiful! Give you life to Jesus, and never go back!

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