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Blessings in Heavenly Places
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Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:" KJB We should all know the story of the crucifixion and all the things that have happened since that time. Some are fantastic, like man's salvation, God's grace even though we do not deserve it and the best of all, God's love for us shown by what He did on that cross. I used to use the word "luck" but since receiving Christ as my Savior, I have learned that there is no such thing as luck, but for the Christian there are blessings, some good, and some not so good. We all know when we receive the many blessings God has for those who love Him but when it comes to the blessings we receive through the bad things that happen to us. I know, you are thinking and even asking, "Blessings from the bad things that happen to us?" Yes!, Think of it this way, when the bad things happen, and they will that is promised us, but think on what transpires after those bad times? We might lose a father or mother to the Lord taking them home, and we are beside ourselves with grief, even though we know that we will see them again, we fail to see what happens to those who were at the funeral, they might come to Christ, yet saving another person from perishing. Or we might see someone change the way they do things, realizing that they were selfish but when they heard that your father or mother was totally unselfish in all that they do, always there to help those in need, and because of it their lives are changed for the good. Are not those blessings? We tend to think that blessings come with a dollar sign attached to them, but that is not the only blessings we receive each and every day. We might receive a smile from someone, even though they have never smiled before, but because you helped them in some way, they smiled at you and thanked you. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, to not miss the every day blessings which the Lord bestows upon those who love Him and live for Him each and every minute of the day. We read this from the Prophet Jacob as he called his sons to him to bestow on them their family inheritance: "Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren." (Genesis 49:25-26) KJB. I do not think Jacob left anything out here when he talked about the blessings of God for his children. The word "blessing" in our text for today is the Greek word "eulogia", which means "fine speaking or rather elegance of language". We get our English word "eulogy" from this one word which is actually a compound of two words "eu" (well) and "logos" (speech or talk). Which one could say of the English word being actually a transliteration of the word instead of a translation, meaning using the actual word in some form. No one can speak from heavenly places any better than God the Father. Remember what He said about His Son, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased ; hear ye him." (Matthew 17:5) KJB. And if we remember that "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above , and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (James 1:17) KJB. And then we read also in the same book by James this: "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." (James 3:17-1  KJB. Blessings which come from heavenly places are never troublesome but are among those which gives us peace, knowing that our God and Father wants nothing more than to give to His children good things, and wisdom being among those good things. We read about the blessing of wisdom this: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." (James 1:5-6) KJB. Let us never forget where blessings come from, God. Even if those blessings seem not to be so. Let us give thanks for everything, for this is a commandment from God. By Dr. Terry Cleaveland, Pastor (retired), Preacher, Teacher of God's Holy Word, Grand Junction, Co. Used with permission Assured Salvation and God's forgiveness are all that matters. |
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