Ephesians 1:3
3 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
There is so much in this one verse. We agree with Paul that God is to be blessed, that in fact he is the source of all blessing. We agree that God the Father is indeed our Heavenly Father and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. But then the verse shifts to us. Have you ever considered how marvelous it is to be considered in the same sentence as God?
We read that we have been blessed in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Wow! Followers of Jesus are given all, not just some, of the blessings from God, that come from the heavens. If you were to stop and make a list of all the ways God has blessed you, I hope it wouldn’t take long to fill up a page.
Written by Dan Jenkins
Prayer prompt: Lord, help me to count my blessings.
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