04-04-2020, 09:39 AM
RESTORATION TODAY
Saturday, April 4
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Lev. 11, Ps. 112-114, Mark 4:1-20
THE BLESSINGS OF GOD [3]
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3.
Ephesians 1:3-14 reminds us that our blessedness is because of spiritual blessings which supersede any earthly blessings we can imagine (verse 3).
Regardless of what we get or don’t get in the physical, the finished work of Christ had delivered unto us great and mighty blessings. Verses 4 to 6 point to the blessings of divine election and adoption which makes us God’s sons and daughters, granting us access to Hid inexhaustible riches and Christ’s very nature (1 John 4:18).
What blessing could be more than this? What blessing supersedes being chosen and loved in Christ before the foundation of the World? What if greater than being adopted by the King of Kings through Jesus Christ?
Verses 7 to 10 talks about the beautiful gift of redemption and forgiveness and access to the riches of God’s grace made available to us through the gospel. In fact, the fundamental blessing we received us expressed in how the Spirit of God helps us to see our need for Christ, and now He empowers us to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Son of God.
Now we can be assured of having an inheritance for which we have been sealed with the promised Holy Spirit has a token to assure us of its full possession (verses 11-14).
When we put all of this in perspective, we will discover that we are blessed beyond measure! All earthly blessings—owning a dream house, driving multiple cars, having a well-paying job, owning a business, becoming a citizen of a developed country and so on—all begin to pale in comparison to what we already have in Christ. Our citizenship is now in heaven and we are part of God’s eternal family. What could be more assuring?
ACTION POINTS
Read Ephesians 1:1-14 and underline all the spiritual blessings you can find there.
SCRIPTURES
Ephesians 1:1-14; Matthew 5:3-11; Philippians 3:20.
PRAYER POINTS
1.Thank You Jesus for paying the price for my adoption into God’s family;
2.I declare a greater manifestation of the blessings of God in my life in the name of Jesus.
3. I declare that I am the Lord’s and He is mine now and forever more. Amen.
Saturday, April 4
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Lev. 11, Ps. 112-114, Mark 4:1-20
THE BLESSINGS OF GOD [3]
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3.
Ephesians 1:3-14 reminds us that our blessedness is because of spiritual blessings which supersede any earthly blessings we can imagine (verse 3).
Regardless of what we get or don’t get in the physical, the finished work of Christ had delivered unto us great and mighty blessings. Verses 4 to 6 point to the blessings of divine election and adoption which makes us God’s sons and daughters, granting us access to Hid inexhaustible riches and Christ’s very nature (1 John 4:18).
What blessing could be more than this? What blessing supersedes being chosen and loved in Christ before the foundation of the World? What if greater than being adopted by the King of Kings through Jesus Christ?
Verses 7 to 10 talks about the beautiful gift of redemption and forgiveness and access to the riches of God’s grace made available to us through the gospel. In fact, the fundamental blessing we received us expressed in how the Spirit of God helps us to see our need for Christ, and now He empowers us to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Son of God.
Now we can be assured of having an inheritance for which we have been sealed with the promised Holy Spirit has a token to assure us of its full possession (verses 11-14).
When we put all of this in perspective, we will discover that we are blessed beyond measure! All earthly blessings—owning a dream house, driving multiple cars, having a well-paying job, owning a business, becoming a citizen of a developed country and so on—all begin to pale in comparison to what we already have in Christ. Our citizenship is now in heaven and we are part of God’s eternal family. What could be more assuring?
ACTION POINTS
Read Ephesians 1:1-14 and underline all the spiritual blessings you can find there.
SCRIPTURES
Ephesians 1:1-14; Matthew 5:3-11; Philippians 3:20.
PRAYER POINTS
1.Thank You Jesus for paying the price for my adoption into God’s family;
2.I declare a greater manifestation of the blessings of God in my life in the name of Jesus.
3. I declare that I am the Lord’s and He is mine now and forever more. Amen.