Spiritual Blessings in Christ
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, even as he chose
us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
blameless before him.
In
love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ,
according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with
which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
In him we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which
he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery
of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan
for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and
things on earth.
In
him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the
purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so
that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his
glory.
In
him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation,
and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the
guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise
of his glory.
We just celebrated Easter and I thought
before we begin another book let us reflect on how privileged and valued we are
from Ephesians 1
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