‘We Should Give Thanks To God.’
Ephesians 1:3-11.
a) Ephesians 1:3. Because He has Blessed us with every spiritual Blessing in the Heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
b) Ephesians 1:4. Because even before He made the World God Loved us and Chose us in Christ to be Holy and without fault in His Eyes.
c) Ephesians 1:5. Because He decided in advance to adopt us into His Own Family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure.
d) Ephesians 1:6. Because of the Glorious Grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son.
e) Ephesians 1:7. Because He is so rich in Kindness and Grace that He purchased our Freedom with the Blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
f) Ephesians 1:8. Because He has showered His Kindness on us, along with all Wisdom and Understanding.
g) Ephesians 1:9. Because He has now revealed to us His Mysterious Plan regarding Christ, a Plan to fulfil His Own good Pleasure.
h) Ephesians 1:10. Because at the right time He will bring everything together under the Authority of Christ—everything in Heaven and on Earth.
i) Ephesians 1:11. Because we are united with Christ, we have received an Inheritance from God, for He Chose us in advance, and He makes everything work out according to His Plan.
(Through this QT I vividly understand that I Should Give Thanks To God)
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‘Committed To Serve The Lord.’
Joshua 24:14-15.
a) If we Fear Him we will serve Him wholeheartedly.
b) If we want to serve Him we should get rid of every idol from our life.
c) If we want to serve Him we must serve Him exclusively. (No compromise)
d) We need to make a deliberate choice to serve the Lord.
(Through this Second one I can see it is so necessary to be Committed To Serve The Lord)
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Chris.
If we belong to Jesus then it is a clear Biblical fact, and not an emotional experience, that God has poured out His Glorious Grace on our lives. We are far from worthy of this great Blessing – it is all because of the Love of God! If we lose focus on this fact then we so easily forget being thankful to God. Belonging to Jesus is such a great privilege for us.
