What Has God Blessed Us With?

Continuing on in Ephesians. Chapter 1 verse 3 says that God has “blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

Again going to my application Bible, it says this means that in Christ we have all the benefits of knowing God: chosen for salvation, being adopted as His children, forgiveness, insight, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, power to do God’s will, the hope of living forever with Christ. Because we have a relationship with Christ we can enjoy these blessings now, but they are also eternal.

God gives us peace in times of trial

I heard a story on Christian radio today about a man who had lost just about everything and if he didn’t find some money before the end of the day he would lose what was left.

He prayed about it and while he was praying he felt an overwhelming sense of peace and joy come over him. Later that day a letter was found at his front door with a check in it. His reaction to this is what was so profound. He said, “I was so glad I felt the peace and joy before the solution to my problem.”

Suffering is a blessing because of the opportunity it gives to testify to God’s grace both by words and by life.