BLESSINGS IN CHRIST

Ephesians 1:3-14 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, ⁴ just as he chose us in Christ^[a] before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. ⁵ He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. ⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace ⁸ that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight ⁹ he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, ¹⁰ as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. ¹¹ In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance,^[b] having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, ¹² so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. ¹³ In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; ¹⁴ this^[c] is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory”

When we are at the presence of God we need to understand that we are blessed, no matter how you look like and what you are facing. You just need to understand that you are the blessed one. Anything that is challenging you has no power over your blessings. You will never be blessed until you capture that you are blessed.  How you capture the word of God is how you become. Environment has no power to challenge the word of God because the word of God is truth and you can not challenge the truth, what it says is what it is. These blessings do not come from your biological father because he is poor. God took the position of your father and declared that you are His son/daughter to who He is pleased.

Get the thinking of heaven. Your blessing comes because you are chosen. Stop being concerned on what people say because nobody has served you but Jesus. It is the love of God that has been keeping you and not people. Listen to the promises of God and not the promises of men. We have the promises of God, in Him we trust, in Him we believe.

You are the heir of Christ so you don’t need the energy of your body, but how you concentrate with what you have heard. If you know that you cannot do stupidly because you are so special, you are the glory of God. The glory of God is not money, but who you are.  When you hold on what the word of God says, keep looking at His promises and live according to His word you will see the glory of God.

• Desire to serve the Lord no matter what you will go through
• Ask God to allow you to receive from Him and be able to give it to others for them also to be for Him
• Praise God in His might because there is power in praises. When you praise from the bottom of your heart you touch the heart of God and that is how He releases His will. Hallelujah....

Don’t give people a chance to despise you because you resemble God. If you could know why you are born again you will never remain the same. There is power in salvation. 

©Servant of God Apostle and Prophet Josephat Elias Mwingira, Efatha Church.