THE RICHES OF GOD’S GRACE
Ephesians 1:2-7King James Version (KJV)2 Grace be to
you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.3 Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:4 According as he
hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and without blame before him in love:5 Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according
to the good pleasure of his will,6 To the praise
of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.7 In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of his grace;
Paul wrote this letter, to
give in-depth knowledge of God’s word about how to maintain the unity of the
church through God’s grace.
He’s (Paul) saying, how we
should be praising God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has richly
blessed us with every spiritual blessing.
He gives us blessings in the
heavenly realms because we belong to Christ.
Before God even created the
world, God knew us and loved us and chose us in Christ Jesus to be Holy and
without blame in his eyes.
God’s unchanging plan has
always been to adopt us into His own Family, by bringing us to Himself through
Christ Jesus. And this brings God great pleasure.
So we praise God for His
loving kindness that he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly
beloved son.
God is so rich in kindness
that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son.
Romans 8:28-31King James Version (KJV)28 And we know
that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are
the called according to his purpose.29 For whom he
did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.30 Moreover whom
he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also
justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.31 What shall we
then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Because of God’s grace to who
he did pre-know and who he called, he has a purpose for… and all things will
work together for good to those that love God.
So who he for-knew he
predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son Jesus Christ.
And who he did predestinate
to them he called and who he called he justified.
Justified means that your
past is just as if it never happened: So who he justified, them he also
glorified.
If we have been conformed to
the image of his Son, and we have been called justified, and glorified, nothing
or no one can be against us if God be for us.
Ephesians 1:3-4King James Version (KJV)3 Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:4 According as he
hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and without blame before him in love:
By accepting the Lord Jesus
as His Son, God the Father has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in
heavenly places, in Christ Jesus.
God chose us before the
foundation of the world… He chose us and He knew us even before Adam and Eve
were created; So that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.
Ephesians 1:5-7King James Version (KJV)5 Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will,6 To the praise
of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.7 In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of his grace;
According to the good
pleasure of His will, we have been adopted into the family of God by Christ
Jesus to Himself.
According to the praise of
the glory of God’s grace, he has accepted us in the beloved.
Matthew 3:17King James Version (KJV)17 And lo a
voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
God is saying from heaven,
this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.
This is where we should be in
our daily walk. Rooted in Gods word until he will look down and say, I am well
pleased with my beloved adopted children.
Ephesians 1:6-7King James Version (KJV)6 To the praise
of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.7 In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of his grace;
Praise God for the glory of
his Grace, and accepting us in his beloved son Jesus Christ.
In whom we have been redeemed
through his blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sin, according to the
riches of His grace.
Ephesians 1:12-14King James Version (KJV)12 That we should
be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.13 In whom ye
also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy
Spirit of promise,14 Which is the
earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession,
unto the praise of his glory.
God’s purpose was that we,
who were the first to trust in Christ, should praise our glorious God.
That after you have heard the
gospel and then you believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise.
In the riches of Gods grace,
his love, his loving kindness and His mercy he sent his Son.
By the shedding of His blood
for our sins, and the finished work at the cross, we receive redemption,
justification, sanctification, holiness, and adoption as His child to be with
Him eternally, in hope, peace, love, prosperity, faith, joy and healing.
We can have boldness and
access by faith in him.
Ephesians 3:16King James Version (KJV)16 That he would
grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might
by his Spirit in the inner man;
Through the riches of God’s
grace, everything that heaven has to offer depends on whom and in what you
believe.
Your identity in knowing Gods
grace comes through Christ in you, the hope of glory, will determine how you
believe and who you trust.
Read the word, meditate on
the word, and seek the riches of God’s grace.
Romans 8:16-17King James Version (KJV)16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Galatians 4:6-7King James Version (KJV)6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
For every thing God gives to
his Son Jesus is ours too.
