Right about now, you are probably thinking; what in the world is Gary doing, presenting a snowy picture one day before the 4th of July? Well, the answer to that question is yet another question: What day wouldn’t you want to be thankful for?
And, as I looked at this wintertime scene, I thought of those Cardinals, their stunning beauty and how marvelous that snow looked, I looked once again at the title and thought- you know, Gary, there is another side to blessing and immediately thought of the following passage of Scripture…
Ephesians 1 ( World English Bible )
Eph 1:3, 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;
Eph 1:4, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
Eph 1:5, having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
Eph 1:6, to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,
Eph 1:7, in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
God has given us more than just today, HE has given us everything we hold dear. Because of this, we should do as the apostle Paul did; THANK HIM! For today’s BLESSING is far more than just appreciating God’s gifts, it is our response to HIM. Do we thank and praise God for what he has done for us? We are spiritual creatures and should think that way. Today, I encourage you to both appreciate this day of life, but also to say as Paul did...
Eph 1:3, 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;
For that is…
The other side of today’s blessing
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