Thursday, October 11, 2012

Ephesians 1:3

3 May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!

Look at what we are shown here: we are blessed with every, not just some, but every spiritual blessing through the Holy Spirit.

But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you. John 14:26
Jesus told us that the Holy Spirit would teach us all things and cause us to remember everything that He has said. So there is absolutely nothing that we can’t be shown by our Father, not one thing. We now have the Mind of Christ, 1 Corinthians 2:16. Jesus also told us that the Holy Spirit is our strength. So it doesn’t matter how weak our flesh or spirits are, how sick we are, how oppressed we are, or how uneducated we are, the Holy Spirit makes us as strong as everyone who is in the Heavenly realm. Now think about that, everyone, and Jesus is in Heaven.
In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:17
I hear all of the time what our responsibilities are. That is not the way to look at things. The Truth that sets us free is that is Jesus Who has been given all of the responsibility to work through us. Without Jesus we can do nothing, John 15:5. Jesus isn’t our co-pilot. He is our Head, the Great I Am, our Vine, our Potter, our Master, our Shepherd, our Lord. He is never waiting on us to first do something so then He can react to our actions. Jesus causes us to act and then He acts on what He has done through us. If it were any other way we could not have peace that passes all understanding, Philippians 4:7. If it were any other way we could brag and boast of what we had accomplished, 1 Corinthians 1:29. We could also condemn and there is no condemnation for us who are in Christ, Romans 8:1    

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