His Grace
That
He Lavished On Us
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, just as he chose us in
Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him
in love. He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ,
according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace
that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through
his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his
grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known to
us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in
Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him,
things in heaven and things on earth. In Christ we have also obtained an
inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who
accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, so that we, who were
the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. In
him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised
Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s
own people, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:3-14
Every
man needs pockets large enough to carry all the important things in life: keys
to the car and house; chapstick, and walking around
money. Women have a different set of resources. While men may have the
essentials, women can solve many of the world’s problems. Files, breath mints, lights, pens and pencils, q-tips, first aid
kits, tissues, pictures of the kids and grandkids, glasses.
As
parents we are always ready to hand our children whatever they need at the
moment. A tissue for their nose. A
mint or a dollar. Whatever it is that they think they need, we are
supposed to have it ready for them.
It is
not unlike our privilege as God’s children. At salvation we are in Christ. We
are granted full access to all the valuable resources God has for us, even
though we do not deserve them.
Children of the King
have no reason
to live like paupers.
Our Daily Bread –