DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013
IN CHRIST
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Ephesians 1:3-12
Every blessing of God is in Christ. There is no getting around Him: He is Savior and He is Lord. Interestingly, the sacrifice of time that it takes to get to know Him is more than worth it, at any age. I hope no one believes that they are too old or too young to get to know Him. True life begins and never ends in Christ.
I am aware that many seek Christ for what they can get from Him. For instance, many like the idea of a church family. And many like the idea of a "Christian home." And many like the idea of prosperity. Yet it is the person who seeks what he can get from Christ who never gets Him at all. You must want Him. If you don't seek for Him, you won't find Him; you won't get Him; you won't know Him. You will have missed the mark and will be in the outer darkness.
In Christ, we find the path of life; there is fulness of joy; there is pleasure forevermore (see Psalm 16:11). In Christ, we are accepted in the beloved and have redemption through his blood. In Christ, we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places. In Christ, we are the children of God. In Christ, we are in LOVE.
