FRIDAY April 12, 2024
Spiritually Blessed
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ....
Ephesians 1:3
Are you struggling with who you are in Christ? Some of you are new Christians and you may have questions regarding your new identity: Who am I and what am I in Christ? As we first look to the source of our salvation and then study the blessings we have in Christ, every believer will be secure in who they are and who God has called them to be.
Again, verses 3-14 are one complete sentence, whereby Paul declared to the Church of Jesus Christ a great hymn of salvation. It is to be noted that the word places was added by the translator and should not be there. As we study these verses together, be assured you will be so blessed by what is revealed. God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the One who has blessed us with spiritual blessings in Christ.
The first word blessed in Ephesians 1:3 is a praise that is only applied to God [the] Father of Jesus Christ. The second word blessed means “to cause to prosper; to make happy; to bestow blessing upon.” Read the verse again with that in mind: All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ (Ephesians 1:3 NLT).
Those who have come to Christ praise the Father, who has sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for their sins. Believers in Christ are not only happy, but they are also blessed with an inward joy through the Spirit of God. They not only have a great hope of salvation, but they are blessed with many spiritual blessings.
People without Christ can be happy outwardly. They laugh, smile and have fun––but inwardly, they are spiritually dead. Happiness is only a temporal emotion. When you only have happiness, you have nothing else to sustain you. In Christ, we experience happiness, but nothing can take away our joy.
Learn to put your hand on all spiritual blessings in Christ and say, ‘Mine’.
~F. B. Meyer~
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