Ephesians 1:3 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 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed 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 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
We saw yesterday that for the church to be everything it ought to be we need to keep in mind our part to be holy and faithful. If there is one work to summarize the passage above it is grateful. We need to be thankful to God for all the spiritual blessings He has given us in Christ. When we are grateful it makes us gracious and giving. When we are not grateful, it makes us bitter, contentious, selfish, fault-finding, and divisive. It also wears down our faithfulness and makes us less likely to be concerned about our holiness. Today, dwell on all the blessings you have in Christ, and you'll be a much healthier part of the Body.
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