EPHESIANS 1:3

"Praise be to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ"

TO PONDER

Have you ever wondered what a spiritual blessing is? I know, I have, quite often. I’ve asked what sort of blessing could it be? I’ve even had the audacity to question God as to why I deserve these blessings. Have I earned them? Is it something we can see, touch, feel? Is it an answered prayer for something material, something we can see and show to others. Maybe we oft times think that a windfall of money would be a great blessing, we’d be rich in worldly blessings.

No, it is not material blessings, BUT divine blessings, which come from heavenly places, meaning that it is not from here on earth. These are the spiritual blessings believers possess in Christ. If we only realised how rich we are …. in His spiritual blessings. He first chose us; we didn’t choose Him.

There’s a difference between physical and material blessings, which lose every ounce of their value to us the moment our heart stops. With spiritual blessings given by the Father, He has given us our relationship with Christ which we will continue to enjoy, and to praise God throughout eternity.

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of these spiritual blessings bestowed upon us freely. I pray Lord that we learn to share these blessings as they are meant. Open our eyes Lord and teach us how to reach out to those less fortunate and show them that they don’t have to strive or work for these blessings, show then that material blessings only last a short time, but your spiritual blessings are for eternity.

AMEN

Today's Devotion Written by Noeline Brock, LifeWay Online