FIND OUT HOW RICH AND HOW BLESSED YOU ARE

TODAY, I WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS 1-1-14.

I WILL BE DWELLING ON VERSES 3 AND 11

VERSE 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.

VERSE 11: IN WHOM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE BEING PREDESTINATED ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF HIM WHO WORKETH ALL THINGS AFTER THE CONSEL OF HIS OWN WILL.

FRIENDS, GOD HAS GIVEN US ALL THINGS TO RICHLY ENJOY. THOSE THAT ARE ACCORDING TO HIS WILL FOR US. AS THE BIBLE SAYS IN THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH 29:11 " THAT THE THOUGHTS HE HAS FOR US ARE OF GOOD AND NOT OF EVIL TO BRING US TO AN EXPECTED END. SO THEREFORE IN THIS POTION OF THE BIBLE (EPHESIANS 1:3, 11), ITS SO OBVIOUS THAT GOD HAS ENRICHED US WITH SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS IN CHRIST JESUS ALL TO OUR OWN BENEFITS.

NOW THAT BRINGS ME TO THE DEFINITION OF SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS AND THE TYPES.

THE WORD "BLESSING" IN EPHESIANS 1:3 IS THE GREEK WORD EULOGY AND IT MEANS TO SPEAK WELL OF. NOW SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS ARE THE KEY BENEFITS OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

SOME OF THE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS WE HAVE ARE:

1. THE ELECTION AS SAINTS "EPHESIANS 1:4"

2. WE ARE ADOPTED AS HIS CHILDREN "EPHESIANS 1:5"

3. WE ARE GRACEFUL AND FAVOURABLE THROUGH CHRIST "EPHESIANS 1:6"

4. WE ARE REDEEMED THROUGH HIS BLOOD "EPHESIANS 1:7"

THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. BUT I WANT US TO ALSO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO THESE BLESSINGS WHEN WE HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS AS OUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOUR.( BORN AGAIN)

FINALLY, I WANT US TO KNOW WE ARE SO RICH IN CHRIST JESUS, NOT ONLY ARE WE SPIRITUALLY BLESSED, WE ARE ALSO A BLESSING. "GENESIS 12:2"

GLORY BE TO GOD THE FATHER.

SHALLOM.........