The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 12 June 2022 – Divine Blessings For Believers

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TOPIC: Divine Blessings For Believers

READ: Ephesians 1:3-14 (NKJV)

  1. 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,
  2. just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
  3. having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  4. to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.
  5. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
  6. which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
  7. having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
  8. that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth — in Him.
  9. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
  10. that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
  11. In Him you also [trusted,] after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
  12. who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

THE MESSAGE:

Every post in life has benefits and appurtenances attached to it. Similarly, today’s passage enumerates divine blessings for believers in Christ. Firstly, we are blessed with EVERY spiritual blessing available in heavenly places (verse 3).

We are specially selected by God and set apart exclusively in Him. We are accepted, forgiven and adopted as sons to be holy and guiltless, with legal access to the countless treasures of God’s grace. His glorious grace has delivered and redeemed us from sin, bondages, curses and limitations. He gave us the privilege to know, decode His plans and unravel mysteries concerning our families, the Church, nations and generations. He also gave us His Holy Spirit as a guarantee of our inheritance in anticipation of eternal life in future.

So why are you still wallowing in sin, guilt, curses and bondages, when your redemption has been provided? Why are you at the confusing crossroads of decision when you have divine access to God’s wisdom and intelligence? Why are you seeking seers and false prophets when you can decode God’s will concerning every area of your life? Arise, actively possess and appropriate your inheritance in Christ. Contend with anything that is preventing you from accessing God’s provision so that you can fulfil God’s plan for you in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER: Oh God, please help me to understand and fully appropriate the divine blessings for all believers in Jesus’ name.