"Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in Christ."
Ephesians 1:3
What a blessing it is to read about our redemption in Ephesians
chapter one. There are four "S"s that we can seal away in our
hearts in regards to our Salvation.
They are:
We're Selected - "just as He
chose us in Him before the foundations of the world..." v. 4
We're Saved - In Him we
have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us." vv. 7,8
We can be Secure in knowing - "we have
obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who
works all things after the counsel of His will" v. 11
We're Sealed - "In Him, you also,
after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation - having
also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of
God's own possession, to the praise of His glory." vv. 13,14
Tuck these sweet seeds of truth into your heart and
pray, as Paul prayed, "that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so
that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the
glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of
His power toward us who believe." vv.18,19
Have a wonderful day in the
Lord!
April
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