Digging Deeper, Day One
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I felt called to start with the book of Ephesians. Here's today's passage. Chapter One verses 1-6
The Blessings of Redemption
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 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,
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
Paul is the author of Ephesians. He opens with a blessing in the greeting. Blessed means happy, joyful. No matter what our circumstances, we are blessed. We have peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Question. What does this mean to you? How has He blessed you? Has He delivered you from the pit of despair? Has He healed you or do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you will never be the same again?
The thought that He chose me from the foundation of the earth is beyond my thoughts. In reality, our time here on earth is very short. We are but a blimp on the radar screen of eternity yet He chose me before He created time! He chose me to bee holy and blameless before Him. I have a hard time understanding that some days.
He predestined us to adoption. Never can He turn His back on us. We are part of His family. We are considered part of the Beloved. I am beloved of God! I am loved and cherished! This is more then I can comprehend knowing that I am a sinner, not deserving of His grace and redemption. He bought you and I out of a destination of despair and punishment to be part of His family. Think on this for a while every time the enemy tells you that you missed the mark. You are part of the Beloved!
in His love,
mrs a
Doesn't it just fill your heart to the max to know how greatly God loves us?
ReplyDeleteMy prayer is that we can spread that kinda love though our daily lives.
God bless ya'll and have a most splendid day!!!
How GREAT is your message because how AWESOME is his LoVe!! It's a love that has absolutely no comparisons...have you ever noticed the times when you try to describe the magnitude of his love to someone who has yet to find him, you feel this deep ache because you just can't seem to find words that will even begin to scratch the surface on how Great is his love for us! That is why I love seeing individuals step forward in church to come to and accept Christ because you see this light suddenly shown to them and they are suddenly bursting with HIS love!! Nothing better!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Dee