Friday, 8 August 2014

Praise God for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. 

In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times r each their fulfillment —to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,  who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory." (Ephesians 1:3-14)

God bless all who believe in Him and do His will with spiritual blessings. His will is that we believe and received Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour.  Hope you have already received Jesus Christ and spiritual blessings.
If so, let’s praise God as His purpose for us is to praise His glorious grace. God has "chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love."
God also makes us holy and blameless in His sight, by forgiving our sins. In love, He predestined us for adoption to His sonship.
Jesus once said that there is no more ‘male and female’ in heaven. Therefore,‘Son’ here does not necessarily means all believers will become sons. ‘Sonship’ here may mean that believers are ‘heir to inherit the Kingdom of God’ with Christ.
When we put our faith in Christ, God no longer sees our sins and guilt but sees His beloved Son Jesus Christ, as the blood of Christ has taken away the guilt of our sins, and we stand before the Father as perfectly accepted.
This is our redemption through the blood of Christ. Jesus Christ has paid in full by His blood the price for our sins and freed us from eternal punishment. God forgive our sins
 and guaranteed us eternal life. He helps us understand the mystery of His will and His Word in the Bible. He makes us His children and seals us in the Holy Spirit and makes us praise the glory of God.

God bless you.