Abundant Life In Christ

The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing.


—Psalms 23:1 CEB

 

This verse is a powerful revelation and testimony. Because we have made the Lord our shepherd, we lack nothing. We should have an abundance of love, joy, grace, faith, health, and resources. While some people don’t believe this and even speak against it, God’s nature of blessing hasn’t changed. He's the God of more than enough.

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers” (3 John 2).

When the Holy Spirit inspired John to write these words, he revealed God’s heart for all of His children. God’s will has always been for our health, the prosperity of our soul, and an abundance in all things. It was sin that brought sickness, sorrow, and the loss of God’s will. Yet, Christ has brought the abundance of God to dwell within us.

“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance” (Psalms 65:11).



We often become the adversaries of God’s abundant life within us. We doubt, criticize, speak unbelief, and expect problems. The power of our words and our attitude can bring death to the blessings bestowed upon us by God (Proverbs 18:21).

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us” (Ephesians 3:20).

The power of God is the creative force that works within us. His power is innovative and resourceful. His nature is expressed and manifested in our lives through the words of our testimony—our spoken words of love, faith, forgiveness, and blessing.

“My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalms 23:5b-6).

It is God’s divine plan for our lives to be filled with His abundant goodness and mercy until we finally meet Him face to face. He alone receives all the glory from our blessings in life.

“I have come,” Jesus declared, “that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

Abundance comes from Christ within us. If we’re focusing on our external lives, we’ll speak death instead of life; we’ll miss the generous and bountiful impact the Kingdom of God has on our physical lives. However, if we’ll seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, all these things will be added unto us (Matthew 6:33).