True Freedom

Ephesians 1:3–6 (ESV)

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, ⁴ even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love ⁵ he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

In verse 5 the predestination Paul is speaking of is the predestination of all of Human kind to be saved just as Peter stated in 2 Peter 3: 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. Salvation is the beginning of the fulfillment of verse 4 that we may be holy and blameless before God. The only way to obtain this status is through a deep and unwavering relationship with Christ. Blameless is obtained through salvation as God sees His Son’s blood and not your sins but holiness is lived out second by second by all who truly belong to Christ Jesus. Holiness is simply this, God’s will in your life is more important to you than breathing, eating, family, and anything else you can put in there. Let go of the people, places and things of this world that hold you back from living completely for God and experience true freedom…