As Christians what does it mean that we are blessed with "all spiritual blessings" in Christ, as Paul tells us in Ephesians 1: 3? In Greek the word blessing simply means to speak well of someone. In this case it is God speaking well of us. Paul continues on in verses 4-14 to tell us what some of those spiritual blessings are.
Blessed With All Spiritual Blessings -
In verse 4 we find out that we are spiritually blessed because we have been chosen from the beginning of time to be holy and blameless because God loves us so very much.
In verse 5 we are told that we are spiritually blessed because we have been adopted into God's family. We are truly His sons and daughters. Our belief allows us to call Him Father.
In verse 6 God's grace has allowed us to be accepted as His own beloved Son is accepted. When God looks at us, He sees Jesus covering our sins with His sacrifice.
In verse 7 we have been redeemed, literally bought with a price, by the blood of Jesus on the cross.
Again in verse 7 we are spiritually blessed because by the fact that Jesus has redeemed us and our sins are forgiven. The burden of our sin has been removed.
6. In verses 8-10 we discover that He has made known to us the "mysteries of His will". Our faith has allowed us to participate in the ultimate will of God which is that all things, in Heaven and on Earth, will glorify His Son. At the end of the age this perfect will of God will be fulfilled. How do we glorify Him in this present moment? John 15: 8 tells us,
" By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples."
We glorify God not by our faith but by the fruits of it, for that is how we prove we are His.
7. Verse 11 tells us another spiritual blessing is that Christ gives us an inheritance. 1 Corinthians 2: 9 tells us that we really can't imagine the things that God has prepared for us when we reach our Heavenly home. An eternity with our Savior has blessings beyond our comprehension.
8. Finally in verses 13 and 14 we are " sealed with the Holy Spirit" which "guarantees our inheritance". In Biblical times a seal was placed on something or given to someone as proof of ownership. The fact that we have the Holy Spirit is proof that He has purchased us with the blood of His Son and guarantees us the inheritance He has promised us.
There are even more spiritual blessings to be found in scripture. All of these are blessings that we have access to as children of the living God. Through faith and repentance we become His children, sealed with His Spirit and blessed beyond measure.
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