Of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

I Cor. 1:30.

Can it be?  What blessings, what a God!  Let’s look briefly at each blessing one at a time.

Wisdom.  This is one of the most amazing and fundamental gifts, the ability to discern the wise from the unwise.  The world is full of the unwise!  Has been forever.  God gives wisdom to those who love Him. That is true wisdom, a free gift of God for all who believe!

Righteousness.   As with wisdom, this is a gift of God!  It is not earned, it is received at the hands of God.  We might struggle to be righteous in the sight of God, only to realize that the righteousness that Paul is talking about is from above, not discovered here on the earth, in earthly matters!

Sanctification.  The purpose of life is to be made holy, like God is holy.  Is that possible?  It is not only possible, it is an open invitation to all who believe.  The word means to make clean, like getting rid of all the dirt!

Redemption.  This means, to buy back.  We are created the sons and daughters of God, our Creator but without the aid of the Holy Spirit we see no way of asking God to redeem us, to buy us, so to speak.  That is the work of the Spirit of God.  The door is open to that redemption for all who believe, including you and me.

What marvelous gifts, a bundle of four that we receive every day of our lives, gifts of God himself.