Yesterday Aaron spoke about God's blessings with the title coming from a story he told and the text from Ephesians 1-3 (but primarily chapter 1).
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, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 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, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
Ephesians 1: 3-10
Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, is to look through these verses and identify the blessings. How many do you count?
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I suppose everyone might divide these passages differently, but this is how it washes over me:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1)who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 2)even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, 3)that we should be holy and blameless before him. 4)In love he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 5)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 6)In him we have redemption through his blood, 7)the forgiveness of our trespasses, 8)according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, 9)in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, 10)according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. -Paul J.
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