Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

Ephesians 1:3 -4

As Paul opens his letter to those who believe in the great Greek city of Ephesus, he reminds them of how blessed they are in Christ Jesus.   This includes us, of course.

All praise is due to God, the Father of Jesus, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.  God takes us up into “heavenly realms” where we believers enjoy every spiritual blessing, nothing less!   We receive all this freely because God chose us to enjoy those glorious gifts.  Think about that!

Not only does this grace transport us to the glory of the Lord but it enables us to be holy and blameless in his sight. 

I am sitting here trying to take all this in, kneeling in my spirit, discovering all over again the glory of being loved, saved and sanctified by Jesus Christ.  There is no greater blessing, I do believe.   This is me, and you, receiving grace upon grace, every day in every circumstance.  I melt in thanksgiving!  Join me in praise!