The Resurrection Life is A Blessed Life
August 1, 2015
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3
Blessing someone means doing good to them. Blessing us then, is consistent with who God is. He blesses anyone who trusts in Christ by uniting us with the resurrected Christ.
Blessing #1 – The Resurrected Life is a new life!
Because of His great love for us, God who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in transgressions. Ephesians 2:4-5
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old is gone and the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Blessing #2 – The Resurrected Life is a spiritual life!
We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us His Spirit. 1 John 4:13
Blessing #3 – The Resurrected Life is an abundant life!
WE HAVE EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN CHRIST:
we have a new identity as Sons because we are in Christ (Eph 1:5)
we have forgiveness of sins because we are in Christ (Eph 1:7)
we have a new purpose because we are in Christ (Eph 1:9-10)
we have a new security because we are in Christ (Eph 1:13-14)
we have a new relationship because we are in Christ (Eph 1:18)
we have a new inheritance because we are in Christ (Eph. 1:18)
we have a new access because we are in Christ (Ephesians 2:18)
we have a new peace because we are in Christ (Ephesians 2:11-18)
we have a new family because we are in Christ (Ephesians 2:19-22)
we have a new potential because we are in Christ (Eph 3:14-21)
we have a new lifestyle because we are in Christ (Eph 4 -5)
we have a new power because we are in Christ (Eph 5:15-20)
we have new relationships because we are in Christ (Eph 6:1-9)
we have a new strength because we are in Christ (Eph 6:10-20)