January 10, 2023

Ephesians 1: 3-6 (HCSB)
God’s Rich Blessings
3 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. 4 For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love 5 He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will, 6 to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

Mark Jenkins
Paul is making it clear that we are to praise God, who has poured out and continues to pour out blessings upon those who trust in Him. He has given His Son, Jesus, who provides the ONLY pathway to eternal life. Through Jesus, we are adopted into God’s family and are blameless in His sight. This needs to be a place where we stop and reflect and praise our Lord and Savior for His provision of salvation and life! The conversation of predestination is always interesting...all of God’s blessings are consistent and in alignment with God’s love and that all will believe and come to be adopted into God’s family. Pray for all those in your path who need to know the salvation of Jesus Christ and be a lighthouse of love that represents Christ in all we do!