Blessed Beyond Earthly Limits - The End of Begging & Awakening to the Reality of Your Inheritance in Christ

Dear brothers and sisters, and to all seeking the truth of the Kingdom of God, grace and peace be multiplied unto you. As a student of the Holy Scriptures, I have often wept over the condition of the modern church. We see a landscape populated by sincere, distinctive lovers of God who, despite their fervor, live in a state of perpetual defeat. Every Sunday, across the globe, millions of voices rise to heaven, pleading for provision, begging for a touch of healing, and hoping for a drop of favor. Yet, for so many, the heavens seem as brass, and the breakthrough remains elusive. Why is this? Is God stingy? Is His arm too short to save? Or is it possible, as we journey through the profound insights delivered by Pastor Sam Merigala in his sermon "Blessed Beyond Earthly Limits," that our entire approach to God has been fundamentally flawed?

The Crisis of Unanswered Prayer

In this recent sermon, Pastor Merigala exposes a misunderstanding that is robbing believers of the abundant life that Jesus Christ suffered and died to purchase. He posits a theological earthquake: What if the reason you are not walking in blessing is not because God has refused to give it, but because you do not realize you already possess it? This is not a matter of mere semantics; it is the difference between poverty and prosperity, between sickness and health, and between a life of defeat and a life of victory.

Today, we will engage in a deep analysis of this message. We will strip away the traditions of men that have taught us to approach the Throne of Grace like beggars approaching a wealthy stranger, and we will replace that mindset with the biblical reality of sons and daughters accessing an irrevocable inheritance.

Part I: The Theological Foundation of the "Already"

To understand why our prayers often go unanswered, we must first examine our foundational theology regarding the nature of God’s giving. Pastor Merigala rightfully identifies a chronic uncertainty that characterizes modern Christianity. We pray "tentative prayers," asking God to bless us as if He has not yet made up His mind about our status. We live waiting for a breakthrough that, theologically speaking, has already been accomplished.

The cornerstone of this revelation is found in the Epistle to the Ephesians. Pastor Merigala directs our attention to Ephesians 1:3, a verse that serves as the legal constitution of our spiritual rights. The Apostle Paul writes, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places."

I must underscore the grammatical weight of this passage. As Pastor Merigala emphasizes, the verb usage is past tense. It is an accomplished fact. God "has blessed" us. This is not a promise of what God might do in the future if we behave well enough; it is a declaration of a current reality. This challenges the transactional view of Christianity where we perform duties to earn blessings. Instead, every spiritual is presented as our "legal right" and our "covenant position."

The implication is staggering. If you are in Christ, you are not waiting for God to release a blessing from a heavenly warehouse based on your daily worthiness. The blessing is not floating in the atmosphere. It is already positioned in "heavenly places in Christ." This is the doctrine of Union with Christ. Because you are united with Him, and He is seated in the heavenly places, you too are positionally seated there, and you have access to everything stored in that realm.

Part II: The Tragedy of Spiritual Ignorance

If this assertion is true—that we are already blessed with every spiritual blessing—then we face a practical dilemma. As Pastor Merigala poignantly asks: "If provision belongs to you, why is your bank account empty? If healing is yours, why does your body still hurt?"

The disconnect lies not in God's supply, but in our understanding. The sermon uses a powerful analogy: Imagine receiving a vast fortune deposited into a bank account in your name. Legally, you are wealthy. But if no one tells you the account exists, or if you lack the access codes, you will live and die in poverty while being technically rich. This is the tragic state of the church. We are "walking around spiritually broke while having unlimited resources in Christ simply because they don't know what they have or where it is."

The mechanism for transferring these blessings from the spiritual realm (where they are a finished work) to the natural realm (where we live) is found in the combination of faith and knowledge. Pastor Merigala cites 2 Peter 1:3, which states that God has granted us all things pertaining to life and godliness "through the knowledge of him."

Ignorance is not bliss; in the Kingdom of God, ignorance is "spiritually expensive." When we lack knowledge of our covenant rights, we remain limited to natural circumstances. We beg for what we already own. We plead for what has already been given. The weakness of the church is not due to God’s unwillingness, but our ignorance of our own inheritance. We must move, as the sermon urges, from hoping to knowing.

Part III: The Great Shift—From Petition to Appropriation

Perhaps the most radical instruction given by Pastor Merigala concerns the nature of prayer itself. Most of us were raised in a tradition of petition—asking, begging, pleading. However, the New Testament model is one of "appropriation"—taking, claiming, and receiving what has already been provided.

We must look closely at the words of Jesus in Mark 11:24: "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Note the sequence that Pastor Merigala highlights. We are to believe we receive when we pray, not when we see the answer. The "having" follows the "receiving."

This flips the script on traditional prayer. The natural man says, "I will believe it when I see it." The spiritual man, operating in the faith of the Son of God, says, "I believe I have it because God said so; therefore, I will see it." We do not wait for evidence to believe; our belief is the evidence of things not seen.

This requires a shift in our prayer language. Pastor Merigala teaches that we must stop asking God to do what He has already done. Instead of begging, "Lord, please bless me," we shift to a stance of gratitude and authority: "Father, I thank you that I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ." This is not arrogance; it is the confidence of a child who knows their father’s will. It is "agreeing with what God says you are."

Part IV: Case Studies in Covenant—Provision and Healing

To ensure we do not leave this in the realm of abstract theory, Pastor Merigala applies this principle of appropriation to two of the most pressing needs of humanity: financial provision and physical healing.

The Reality of Provision When we face financial lack, the instinct is to cry out, "God, please provide!" Yet, looking at Philippians 4:19, the Scripture declares, "My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." As Pastor Merigala notes, this is not a "maybe." It is a declaration. In God's economy, the need is supplied (past tense/present reality), awaiting manifestation through faith.

Therefore, the prayer of the believer changes. We do not hope God will provide. We acknowledge He has provided. We pray, "Father, I thank you that you've already supplied all my need... I receive that provision right now by faith." We declare that provision flows to us because it is part of our "blessing package" in Christ.

The Reality of Healing Similarly, regarding sickness, the traditional plea is, "Please heal me." But 1 Peter 2:24 establishes a finished work: "By whose stripes ye were healed." The healing was secured at the scourging post. It is not waiting for a new decision from God; it was purchased two thousand years ago.

This is where the battle of faith is fought. When symptoms scream in our bodies, we are tempted to evaluate our spiritual status by what we feel. But Pastor Merigala warns us that if we let symptoms or bank accounts dictate our truth, we will remain in defeat. We must settle the question based on God's Word alone, independent of evidence. The prayer becomes a bold assertion: "Thank you that by the stripes of Jesus, I was healed. I receive that healing right now... This symptom is a liar. Your word is truth.",

Part V: The Creative Power of the Believer's Voice

This analysis brings us to a profound theological truth touched upon in the sermon: the creative power of the spoken word when aligned with God's Word. Pastor Merigala references Romans 4:17, describing God as the one who "calleth those things which be not as though they were."

We are created in the image of God. We are called to function as His children. This means we do not wait for a blessing to manifest before we declare it; we call it into existence by speaking it. "When you call yourself blessed before circumstances confirm it, when you declare you're healed before symptoms disappear... you're operating the way God operates."

This is not the secular concept of "mind over matter." It is "faith in God's word over faith in circumstances." It is a spiritual law. We use our words to pull what exists in the spiritual realm (the heavenly places in Christ) into our physical experience. The entire Christian life, according to Pastor Merigala, is learning to receive what we already possess in Christ.

Part VI: A Call to Transformation

My dear friends, the implications of Pastor Merigala’s message are nothing short of revolutionary. If we truly grasp this, we can no longer live as victims of our circumstances. We cannot continue to pray like beggars.

The sermon calls us to an immediate application. We must stop asking God to bless us, for He has already blessed us. We must stop hoping He will provide, for He has already supplied. We must stop wondering if He will heal, for by His stripes we were healed. Our role is not to convince a reluctant God, but to receive from a generous Father who has already deposited everything we need in Christ.

Walking in Your Inheritance

As we conclude this blog, I urge you to let these truths sink deep into your spirit. The reason the church often appears weak is not a lack of power in Heaven, but a lack of knowledge on Earth. We have been given the keys to the Kingdom, yet we stand outside the door knocking, asking to be let in.

Pastor Merigala’s sermon is a clarion call to maturity. It is time to grow up into the full stature of Christ. It is time to stop evaluating our lives by what we see in the natural and start living from what we know in the spiritual.

From this moment forward, let your prayer life be transformed. Let your confession change. Do not speak of your lack; speak of His supply. Do not speak of your sickness; speak of His healing. Do not speak of your unworthiness; speak of your position in Christ.

You are not trying to get blessed. You are blessed. You are not trying to get healed. You are the healed protecting your health. You are not trying to get victory. You are fighting from a place of victory, not for victory.

This is the Gospel. This is the Good News. The work is finished. The account is funded. The inheritance is yours. As Pastor Merigala exhorts us, "Receive it. Declare it. Walk in it. Live from it."

May the eyes of your understanding be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. Go forth, not as a beggar, but as a joint-heir with Christ, appropriating the blessings that have been yours all along.

Selah.