“An Heir to All Blessings”
Ephesians 1:1-14
All that God has ever had, all he has now and all that He will ever have, He gives to us that are His, by atonement and redemption. In the beginning, Christ was there and then came in a fleshly body to suffer mercilessly, to die a thief's death, but then arise after three days, and then ascend, back to his Father. He was the Father’s choice one, and never ceased being His Son though He took on the sins of the entire world. We also are sons of God by heirship, adoption and regeneration. God made a promise to all those that would come to Him, through faith believing on His Son, would have all that He has by heirship. What a marvelous mysterious covenant. God became man, that men could get to Him, by a blood sacrifice, a “cutting” if you please.
Jesus saw us, in the beginning and God by incarnation came down to us, He condescended to a lower estate, in the form of Christ to be our redeemer, after all, had He came down in His Spiritual, Holiest estate; no one would be able to contain such magnitude of illumination, power and brilliance. God Himself could not mix and mingle among sinners unless He would come as a man and become the first fruits of us that believe.
The blood He shed, the marks He suffered and the cross He bore are forever ours. Whatever He got, He got for us; If any bliss it is ours. Whatever gifts He received are ours also. He stood in perfect obedience, that is ours to claim; The gifts of atonement, resurrection, ascension and intercession are our gifts from Him and by Him in joining us to Him in heirship. By His own mouth we are called the “Sons of God,” because in Him our names are recorded.
“Claiming”
All God has is at our disposal,
Our part is to obey, and claim with reposal
~ Tom Milam
Daily Jewel:
“We also are sons of God by heirship.”
Bible Reading Schedule: II Kings 21-23
Weekly Memory Verses: 1 Peter 2:21
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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