All Spiritual Blessings
Ephesians 1:3..Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
Paul said Praise be to God, why? Because he has blessed us. With what? Spiritual blessings. Where? In heavenly places in Christ.
What are these spiritual blessings? You will need to read Ephesians 1:1-14, to get full understanding of this. The first Spiritual blessing is in verse 4. We have been chosen in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. 1Peter 2:9 says we are a chosen generation, A royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that we should show forth the praises of him who has called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. We were chosen that we should be Holy!
Second Spiritual blessing in v.5-6..Because He chose us, He also adopted us into the family of God. Romans 8:15..For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. We have the right to call him our Father, because by His grace, we have been accepted in the beloved,(Jesus). Third Spiritual blessing v.7..According to the abundance of Gods grace, In this Beloved Son, we have been redeemed and forgiven through his blood. Hebrews 9:12- Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. Fourth Spiritual blessing in v.8-10.. Through this same grace, God has multiplied wisdom and understanding to us, and through this wisdom and understanding, God has made us to know the mystery (hidden things) of his will towards us. And that will towards us is this, that at the appointed time, He will gather together in one All things in Christ,,, those in heaven, those in earth, the Old Testament Saints, the New Testament Saints, The Saints from past generations, even the Saints in this generation, and the generations to come, (if the Lord tarry)! All together as one in Christ Jesus!
Jesus told his disciples, It is given unto you to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, now Paul says we who are born again Spiritually, have that same blessing because we are his children.
Fifth Spiritual blessing v.11-12..We will be gathered together in Christ because we have obtained an inheritance, being chosen by the will of God, that we should glorify him because we trust in Jesus. 1 Peter 1:4..To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefined, and that fade’s not away, reserved in heaven for you. Sixth Spiritual blessing, v.13-14..After hearing the word of truth, and the saving of our souls, believing in Jesus Christ, we are sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,which is the Holy Ghost! The promise of the Father, which is the earnest (down payment) of our inheritance, the Holy Ghost secures our inheritance, which is in heaven, until the purchased possession (the Saints), are redeemed from this life into eternal life!
All Spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ! Praises be to the Lord Jesus Christ! God bless