“…who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.”
Eph 1:3
My Christian life has been marked by a constant ebb and flow of faith and struggle. At times, I have enjoyed seasons of faith and hope, and at times, I have wrestled with doubt and despair. Throughout these seasons of doubt, I forget many of the blessings that the Lord has already poured out for me.
Paul states this fact unequivocally in Eph 1:3. God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ. There is no spiritual need, no spiritual strength, no spiritual concern that has not been provided for me in Christ!
Of course, in seasons of doubt, these realities are not clear in my heart. I doubt God’s love and care. I find myself worshipping idols. I forget His sovereign hand over me. And these are just a few!
The way back is always the same —I lack faith in all that God has for me and is for me in Christ. I have forgotten the glorious truth of this verse, and instead have focused on my circumstances, my sin, my needs. But I can always remember. I can always remind myself that the Lord is good, and that all the spiritual needs that I have are mine in Christ already.
How glorious is that? The needs I have this morning in my spirit are already mine through Christ and His shed blood. I need only remember this truth in faith, and my heart is filled with those very blessings.
So—if you’ve forgotten all that God has for you in Christ, or if you doubt, read this verse, and remember!
