BLESSED IN CHRIST

“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.

LIGHT FOR THE NOW: The source of God’s blessings for man is Jesus.

The blessing of God is not in material things like cars, houses, clothes, shoes. The blessing of God is not even when you have money. Jesus is the blessing of God to man. Jesus is the store house of the blessing. You are not blessed because you go to church; you are only blessed when you are in Christ. God’s blessing is unconditional. When God blesses you, you remain blessed for life. God cannot change his mind toward blessing you for the gift of God are without repentance (Romans 11:29). All you have to do is to believe and receive Christ. It is your belief in Christ that guarantees your blessing. If you are in Christ, your blessing has no measure. It is abundant, overflowing and without limits. ‘And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work’ (2Corinthians 9:8).

Today’s text states that God hath already blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. This means that it is in Christ that we are truly blessed. Every riches outside Christ is not a blessing. Philippians 4:19 says ‘And my God will supply all your needs according to his own riches in glory by Christ Jesus’. The blessing of God is perfect. No other addition is needed to make it perfect. Christ is the perfect gift of God to humanity. No extra thing is required to make him perfect. Christ is the greatest expression of God’s love towards man. John 3:16 says, ‘For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son….’ It is the “so love” of God that made Christ to die for us. The love of God to us is expressed in the gift of Christ. You see it was out of love that God gave Jesus to die for you even when you were rotten deep in sin. In the love of God there is eternal life for you. In His love, there is wealth and riches for you (2Cor 8:9). In His love, there is healing and perfect health for you (Is. 53:5) everything you need is this life and after this life is found in God’s love (2cor.9:8). All you need is to believe in that love he has provided for you and you will be counted among the saved and then harvest all that is there in the love.

INSTRUCTION: Believe that you are saved.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for blessing me sufficiently in Jesus Name.

QUOTE: There is no blessing outside Christ.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: MARK 14; EVENING: EZRA CHAPTER 10