Love Jesus 13

By Adolfo TM

There are at least seven blessings believers enjoy by being “in Christ,” according to Ephesians 1:3-14.

The passage is pregnant with theological implications.

Just reading through it quickly, and moving on, won’t do. Not if the goal is to understand what is being communicated by the Word of God here about God and about believers.

It’s a deeply powerful section of Scripture which necessitates putting a pause on our reading to dig into the meaning here. What do each of these words mean, exactly? Could I explain to someone else with crystal clear clarity? Have I exhausted the Scriptures to see everything that comes to bear around these seven blessings (cross referencing verses, listening to sermons, referencing a concordance.

Obviously, this approach can be applied to any section of Scripture, but this chapter is worth highlighting with a method that puts extra focus on extracting the meaning. It’s a recognition that there’s much to this text that speaks to Ultimate Reality, a world more real than the day-to-day of my existence, so there can be no higher pursuit than the pursuit of God, and this is just one to do that.

It’s like taking a “faith pill,” a boost to your spiritual well-being that feeds other areas of your life because Jesus Himself said, “You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free.”

Create a chart, like the one below or a better one, and spend time filling it out and, more importantly, meditating on it.

And thank Him and praise Him!

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above, you heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost