Every Spiritual Blessing 

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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, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

 

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth — in Him.  In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

 

In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.  

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What if your real estate agent's only description of a house she has found for you is this: "You're going to love it! It's got everything you need!" Would you sign on the dotted line based only on that description? Because the agent knows your family's needs and desires, her description of the house is probably accurate. But there's something about knowing the details that gives you assurance that this house really will meet your needs going forward.

 

The apostle Paul wrote a statement in Ephesians 1 similar to the real estate agent's general description. He wrote that we have been "blessed... with every spiritual blessing... in Christ" (verse 3). That covers it, right? What more do we need to know? Thankfully, Paul went on to enumerate eight of those spiritual blessings for our comfort: We are chosen (verse 4), adopted (verse 5), accepted (verse 6), redeemed (verse 7), enlightened (verses 8-9), given an inheritance (verses 11), sealed (verse 13), and secured (verse 14).

 

Are you blessed today? Yes, in at least eight different ways —- blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

The devotional message, “Every Spiritual Blessing”, was written by Dr. David Jeremiah, was provided by Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah and was taken from his book, “Every Day With Jesus”, page 325.  Used with their permission.  For more daily inspiration, visit DavidJeremiah.org

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