Bible Verse of The Day – 5-29-20

Ephesians 1:3-4 (NKJV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

Without Christ, we are dirty, lost, poor, blind and without hope. We are separated from God, and we have nobody to blame but ourselves.

But let’s take a look at what happens to us when we become children of God.

Ephesians 1:3 says we are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ!

We are blessed with what? Every spiritual blessing! We are blessed with whatever we need to thrive as a child of God.

So, what are these spiritual blessings?

Salvation, forgiveness, hope, love, joy, direct access to the Father, peace that surpasses understanding, and a list of other blessings too numerous to name are all ours as His children.

The moment we say “yes” to Him and put our faith in Him, these things all become ours, no questions asked.

And do you know what else happens? He removes the blame from us, making us holy in His sight!

Along with receiving forgiveness, we also get the blame removed from us, as our past sin is erased and we are made a holy, new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

So, if we are struggling today with guilt and shame for our past sins, it’s time to put that behind us and give it to God.

He has already removed it from us. He has made us holy and blameless. It’s up to us to be willing to lay it down and let it go. We don’t need to drag it around with us any longer.

You are holy, and you are blameless, in the name of Jesus.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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