Spiritual Blessing Defined — Stephen Kaung

The Spiritual Blessings in Ephesians

Will you please turn to the letter to the Ephesians. Ephesians chapter 1. We'll read from verse 3 through verse 14. Ephesians chapter 1 verse 3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ.

As he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation that we should be holy and blameless before him in love. Having marked us out beforehand for sonship through Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will to the praise of the glory of his grace.

Wherein he has taken us into favor in the beloved in whom we have redemption through the blood the forgiveness of offenses. According to the riches of his grace which he has caused to abound towards us in all wisdom and intelligence.

Having made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure which a purpose in himself for the administration of the fullness of times to head up all things in the Christ. The things in the heavens and the things upon the earth.

In him whom we have also obtained an inheritance. Having marked us beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will. That we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ.

In whom we also have trusted having heard the word of the truth. The glad tidings of your salvation. In whom also having believed you have been sealed with the holy spirit of promise. Who is the earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to the praise of his glory.

Let's have a word of prayer. We want to thank thee for gathering us together here this morning and we are gathered unto thy name. We believe that thou art here with us and we want to move straight before thee and say Lord what hast thou to say to us?

God’s Desire to Bless His Creation

Speak, hear it. We ask the name of our Lord Jesus. Amen. Our God of blessing. He is love. Therefore he desires to bless. The fountain of all blessings. All blessings flow from him. In the very beginning when God created man.

You remember in Genesis chapter 1. After he made man in his own image according to his own likeness. Then he blessed them. It is the desire of our God to bless. He blessed them that they may be fruitful.

Defeat the enemy and bring everything back to defeat. After he created the world in six days. On the seventh day he rested and he blessed that day. The man was created. Immediately he was introduced into the rest.

This is our God. He wants to bless. He does not want. Comes in after the fall of man. In Genesis chapter 3. After man then cursed to this world. Because our God is a righteous God and will not judge man.

Because of the fall of man curse came upon this earth. The enemy. Upon man and upon woman. You see that it is not the desire of God to curse. His desire is to bless. I think this is very evident if we look at the story of Job.

Fear God and abstain from evil. Perfect man. And God used Job to challenge his enemy. But his enemy. There is not a reason for Job. Because you have blessed him. You have put a hedge around him. You bless your family.

You bless all his works. And that is the reason why Job feared you. If you take away the things that you have blessed him with. If he will curse you at your face. Curse is a desire of the enemy of God.

He has no desire to bless anyone. His desire is to curse. Because that is what he is. God took up his challenge. And God said ok. You can touch everything that he has. But don't touch him. So Satan went out.

Destroy all his children. All his properties and Job. And said God gives and God has taken away. Blessed be the name. Another day Satan appeared before God. And God again challenged him. Did you notice my servant Job?

Even after you have attacked him. And took away all that he was blessed with. He said no. And the enemy was so subtle. So wicked. He said a man will be gladly giving up everything to keep his own life.

If you touch his body. And then you will see what happens. Now God said you can do anything. Not his life. So Satan attacked him with bows all over his body. In ashes. Scratched himself. Even his wife suggested curse God and die.

But Job said we have received good from God. Shall we not receive evil from him too? He did not say it with his lips. God allowed to attack Job. It is because God wanted to bless him even more. There was something in Job that gave the enemy the ground.

His own self righteousness. And God made use of Satan to putify Job. Self righteousness. In order that God may bless him even more. So you remember at the end of the book of Job. God blessed him with double blessing.

It is the blessing of the first born. So dear brothers and sisters. We find that our God to bless. He is very reluctant. Now if you hurriedly go over the Old Testament. You will find God always wants to bless.

After the flood he blessed Noah and his family. At the Tower of Babel you will find he blessed Abraham. Our brother mentioned last night the blessing of Abraham. After the glory of God. The God of glory appeared to Abraham in the earth of Chaldea.

He called him out of the land and of his kindred. And go to the place where God resettled him. And Abraham by faith went out. Not knowing where he was going. But he knew the God that was leading him. And at that time God blessed him.

Making a great nation. A great name. A blessing. He went out by faith. God promised him the land. But he was a stranger. And sojourner in the promised land. God promised him a seed. He shall be as the stars of the heavens and the saints of the seashore.

But until he was a hundred years old. He got only one son. But dear brothers and sisters. Even though God promised him the land. A physical land. The land of Canaan. Abraham knew God. And by faith he looked through that physical blessing of the land.

Into the city of foundations. Whose builder is God. You will find that in Hebrews chapter 11 verse 10. God promised him a seed. But it was not Isaac. It is Christ. And that is the reason why you will find Abraham by faith.

He can penetrate through as you will find in the gospel of John chapter 8 verse 56. He saw the day of Christ. And he rejoiced. Brothers and sisters. Even though God's promise to Abraham was earthly. Was physical.

But that was only at the surface. Abraham by faith could look into the very depths of God's heart. And he could see all the spiritual blessings that God had promised to him. Then through Moses. God covenanted with his children.

The children of Israel. God gave them the law. You know brothers and sisters. We will not appreciate. We will not appreciate the grace of God. Until we know. The children of Israel did not know themselves.

They will not appreciate the grace of God. So God put them under law. Under probation. That they may be shut out to faith. To Christ Jesus. You remember how God brought them to Mount Sinai. And there gave them the ten commandments.

The statues and the ordinances. And made them his people. But brothers and sisters. Under the law it was conditional. If they keep the law. They will be blessed. If they violate the law. They will be cursed.

All the promises that God has promised to the children of Israel. Through Moses. Were physical. Not spiritual. Not heavenly. Why these are but types and shadows. If you remain in the Old Testament. You will find at the end of the Old Testament.

The word. The last word. In the Old Testament. In Malachi chapter 4 verse 6. Is the word curse. It depends upon ourselves. Upon our work. Brothers and sisters. It would end up in curse. But thank God.

From Old Testament Shadows to Spiritual Reality

What we find in the Old Testament. Are the types and shadows. And these things exist. Until our Lord Jesus came. So when our Lord Jesus came. You find that the shadow passed away. And the reality says here.

It is from the physical to the spiritual. From the earthly to the heavenly. From the temporal to the eternal. Come to the New Testament time. Brothers and sisters. What do you see there? You see that God has blessed us.

With every spiritual blessings. In the heavenlies. In Christ. So today. With us. We are looking for. From God. Blessings. We are looking at God. For that which is spiritual. And heavenly. Today even among God's people.

Or unconsciously. What we are looking for. From God. Is mainly physical blessings. We are looking for blessings. On this earth. We think that this is blessing. Unconsciously. We do not look at spiritual blessing.

As the blessing. But rather as the physical one. As the blessing we need. So that's the reason why today in Christianity. The prosperity gospel. Is so much welcomed. By God's people. We want to be blessed.

We think that is good. That makes us great Christians. Having a great God. But dear brothers and sisters. The history of the children of Israel. Ought to teach us. A lesson. God promised to bless them.

With all the physical blessings. That you can expect. Enjoy these blessings. Look into their history. You find they are blessed. Very short time. Time under the curse of God. Then under the blessing of God.

Why? Because when God blessed them. And they became fat. Then their heart hardened against God. They rebelled against God. And curse came upon them. In other words. They do not deserve to be blessed. They don't know how to enjoy God's blessing.

They are unworthy. Unfit. If God shall bless us today. All the physical blessings is promised to the children of Israel. Now brothers and sisters. If you look at Deuteronomy chapter 27 and chapter 28.

Moses told the children of Israel. Before they enter into the promised land. He said after they enter in. Then he wrote the law of God on Mount Ebal. And there the children of Israel will be divided into two groups.

One group will stand on Mount Ebal. And the other group will stand on Mount Gerizim. Those who stand on Mount Gerizim will bless. And those who stand on Ebal will curse. And then if you read Deuteronomy chapter 27.

You will find it begins with curse. Not with blessing. Twelve curses. And only followed on chapter 28 with full blessings. And then after blessing another four curses. You will find. If God shall bless us with physical blessings.

What will happen? We will turn away from God. We will fall into curse. Instead of blessing. Because we are not worthy. Now does it mean to say that today. With us believers. There will be no physical blessing.

Everything is spiritual. No physical blessing whatsoever. First. The kingdom of God. And his righteousness. And all these things shall be added unto you. Brothers and sisters. It is said. Most people today are seeking for physical blessings.

I drink. What shall I be close with? These are the things that occupied our attention. That he may give us such an abundance of food. That we may grow fat. Such luxuries to enjoy. We are not contented.

Godliness with contentment. Is great gain. Bless me. Those who are physically blessed. We consider them as blessed. Not physically blessed. We think they are not blessed. But look at their lives. And then you will see.

How many of those who are only physically blessed. Love the Lord. Willing to deny themselves. And follow the Lord. How many? Probably most of them are so indulged. Drowned. In the physical blessing. They have no time for the Lord.

Or for themselves. Brothers and sisters. Every perfect gift. And good gifts. Come from the Father of light. But remember. God wants to bless his people. And what is real blessing. Is spiritual. Not physical.

Because God is spirit. Therefore he wants to give the best. To his people. And the best blessing. Is spiritual blessing. Thank God. He does bless us physically. It is only within the context. Of spiritual blessing.

In other words. Are blessed physically first. Without knowing his spiritual blessing. What will happen? It will eventually turn into a curse. To your life. So spiritual blessing first. With that spiritual blessing you are blessed with.

Dear brothers and sisters. God can bless you physically. And you will be blessed continually. I do hope dear brothers and sisters. That we may see this. That this will sink into our heart. Not the world.

You first. The kingdom of God. And his righteousness. And all these things. Shall be added. Unto you. Not to make you forget God. Because he is your heavenly father. He knows all your needs. So dear brothers and sisters.

Remember. In the old testament time. As our brother mentioned last night. The children of Israel were God's earthly people. Therefore you will find God's blessings to them are earthly. But we. Who are the Lord's.

We are a heavenly people. Therefore God's blessing to us. Is basically spiritual blessing. And physical blessings are just added in. Dear brothers and sisters. Shall we look for today. Christ has already come.

He has already accomplished everything. Therefore what we should look for. Spiritual blessing. Or physical blessing. They are not the best. They are temporal. The temptation of the enemy today. Is to draw our attention away.

From that which is spiritual. And into that which is physical. You remember that's the temptation. That he tempted our Lord. While he was on earth. Turning stone. Into bread. Worship. Satan. To get the whole world.

Jump from the temple. That everybody may see. You don't need a cross. You can get a crowd. Dear brothers and sisters. Temptation of the enemy. Or he has tempted God's people today. Truthful to ourselves.

To honestly say. What we are seeking today. Is spiritual blessing. And not physical blessing. Say God bless me. What do we need? Examining ourselves before the Lord. What our heart is really seeking. Why God's people today.

Do not grow as they should. Why is it that the promised blessing of God. Spiritual blessing of God. Does not seem to be our portion. Every day. Why is it that the church today. Is so poor. Spiritually.

Why is it that our fellowship. Is like squeezing. Water. Out. Instead of flowing. As rivers of living water. Is it because. In our daily life. We are occupied. More for seeking. Physical blessing. Instead of.

Spiritual blessing. I do pray. That the Lord will change. How I say. It doesn't mean that God will not bless you. With physical blessing. If he wills. He will. But he does not. Don't know man. Without it.

You may have more. Chapter one. Blessed be the God and Father. Of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. In the heavenlies. In Christ Jesus. Be the God and Father. Of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who has blessed us. In other words. Out of blessing. Now bless us. As the God and Father. Of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know when our Lord Jesus. As our Lord Jesus. Rose from the dead. He sent a message.

To his brethren. His disciples. And tell my brethren. I ascend. To my Father. Your Father. My God. Your God. Brothers and sisters. This is something wonderful. Lord Jesus share. Father with us. And he share fully.

His God. God is the God. Of our Lord Jesus. What a God he is. The Father of our Lord Jesus. What a Father. He is. And yet. Because of the redemptive work. Of our Lord Jesus. The Lord said. My Father. Is your Father.

My God. Is your God. Father that our Lord Jesus knows. Is to be known. By us. As well. Image of the Father. I often pray Lord. I want to know you. Brothers and sisters. How much of God. Do you really know.

How much of God as Father. Do you really know. Share. His God. And his Father with us. For us to know. God and Father. In that relationship. God as. And God. Of our Lord Jesus. In that relationship. Has.

Not just as the God of creation. We are today. In a position. The people. Under the old covenant. Today. God is our God. And the God. Of our Lord Jesus. Is our God. God is our Father. And he is the Father.

Of our Lord Jesus. And it is in that relationship. That God. Has blessed us. So how much more blessing. We are being blessed today. And the Bible said. He has blessed. Now to us. Who are. Restricted. By time and space.

With us we have. The past, the present and the future. But God. With God. Is only present. So he said he has blessed us. God has already blessed us. We may not receive it yet. Experience it yet. But he has already given.

God has. Blessed us. It is not something. That is going to happen. But it is something already there. Because it is in Christ Jesus. It is already there. And all we need to do is. By the Spirit of God.

We experience that. More. And more. God has blessed us. With every. Spiritual blessing. There is not one. Spiritual blessing. That is not there. Because God loves his son. He has blessed his son with everything.

You know just like Abraham. He loved Isaac. And he gave his all. God loved. His only beloved son. And he gave everything. To his son. Every spiritual blessing. That God can bless. He has blessed his son.

But. It is all in Christ Jesus. All the fullness of the Godhead. Dwells in him bodily. And ye are. Complete. In him. God will spare not his son. He will not withhold any good things. For he has blessed us with every.

Spiritual blessing. So every spiritual blessing that you can think of. Dear brothers and sisters. Is already there. Is already given. It is in Christ Jesus. Given to you. And all we need to do. Is to enter in.

And to enjoy them. All the spiritual blessings. Spiritually. Is already here. In the heavenlies. Now we know. Or the heavenly place. You can not. Try to. Try to. Confine it into. A physical. Location.

The heavenlies. Is a heavenly realm. There is a heavenly realm. Just like the earthlies. There is a earthly realm. And in that heavenly realm. Remember. In Ephesians chapter one. All Jesus was risen from the dead.

God has set him. At his right hand. In the heavenlies. And made it head. Over all things. Put everything under his feet. Now that is the heavenlies. Christ Jesus today. Is sitting at the right hand of God.

In the heavenlies. And then. In Ephesians chapter two. We are quickened. With him. With Christ. Or risen from the dead. With Christ. And we are now seated with Christ. In the heavenlies. So far as our physical bodies are concerned.

We are here. We are sitting here. The brothers and sisters. Spiritually speaking. Where are you seated now? Seated with Christ. In the heavenlies. In the heavenly realm. You are seated with Christ. In the heavenly realms.

The angels who are there. Are there. In Ephesians chapter three. You will find that. The principalities of authorities. In the heavenlies. They will learn from the church. The all wisdom. Of God. You know the church has something to teach the angels.

And they are in the heavenlies. Ministers of the Lord. In Ephesians chapter six. You will find. The wicked spirit also in the heavenlies. And they are trying to obstruct. The will of God. The fangod. In Christ Jesus.

The church is like a warrior. For the will of God. So if you take the picture of Canaan. Probably it will help you to see it. When the children of Israel entered into Canaan. It was a land flowing with milk and honey.

It speaks of the fullness of Christ. God has blessed us. With every spiritual blessing. In the heavenlies. In Canaan. Everything was there. Houses already built. Wells already dug. Hills already planted.

It was ready. Christ Jesus. Every spiritual blessing. Is already there. But also. You find the children of Israel. In order to possess their position. They have to fight. The good fight. Because the enemy is also there.

Trying to withstand. To prevent them. From enjoying. What God has given to them. And that's the same thing with us today. With a good fight. If we are close with Christ. The victory. Is already there.

So dear brothers and sisters. Where can we enjoy. Every spiritual blessing. Or to put it in another way. Why is it that today. We do not enjoy. The spiritual blessing. That God has promised us. Why? Well because.

We are not in the heavenlies. Experience earthly. Is focus on the earth. Not the things. Of this world. But see the things that are above. When our Lord Jesus is. And our life. Is filled with him. In God.

So dear brothers and sisters. We are more heavenly. If we learn why. In the heavenlies. Then you will find. You will be able to enjoy. All the spiritual blessings. That God has promised you. In the heavenlies.

In everything is in Christ. And God has put us in Christ. But the thing is. Do we abide. The Lord said. I am the true vine. He are the branches. But in order to enjoy. The step. The nourishment. Of the vine.

The branch has to abide. In the vine. If we abide in Christ. Then he abides in us. And all that he is. Become ours. Our problem is not with position. Because position. Position has nothing to do with us.

Position. Is what God has done. In Christ Jesus. For us. It is finished. Even the Lord Jesus. That position is already there. We are in Christ. Our problem is with our condition. Are we in Christ Jesus.

In 1 John chapter 2. We are told. There is an anointing. Within us. The Holy Spirit dwells in us. He will teach us in all things. And what he teaches is true. And is not false. If we obey. The teaching of anointing.

We abide in Christ. So dear brothers and sisters. If we daily. Obey the teaching of the anointing. Within us. Then we abide in Christ. And if we abide in Christ. Then every spiritual blessing. In the heavenlies.

Being given. So first of all. We need to seek. For heavenly blessing. Spiritual blessing. And not just earthly blessing. Number 2. How can we. Be blessed. With. Spiritual blessing. We need to be in the heavenlies.

In Christ Jesus. And if we are there. Then brothers and sisters. All these. Will be ours. Because it is. The delight of God. To bless. Now let us look a little bit. On. The blessings. The spiritual blessing.

That he has blessed us with. You know. In Ephesians chapter 1. From verse 3. To verse 14. Just give us a. Birth eye view. The spiritual blessing. That. God has blessed us with. It is not. It is illustrative.

But it gives us a birth eye view. Of the spiritual blessing. That we are blessed with. And what are they. You know. When you read. That section. Probably you will find. That it is too complicated. Why because.

Paul. When he wrote it. His heart was so full. And he really didn't. Was not able. To put everything. On paper. So out of the fullness of his heart. He just tried to pile. All these things together. One after another.

And grammatically he doesn't mind. So here you find. When we read it. Sometimes we find it is a little bit difficult. Recently I am reading it again. And as I read it. I think maybe. If we can divide.

Them into three parts. Is the glory. Is the glory of his grace. The second part. Is the riches. Of his grace. And the third part. Is the praise. Of his glory. Now maybe dividing into these parts. It will be a help to us.

The Glory of God’s Grace

Now for. From verse 4 to verse 6. We may say it is the glory. Of his grace. Brothers and sisters. When you come to spiritual blessing. Remember. It is a matter of grace. All grace. God gives to us freely.

You have done nothing in all these things. It is all his doing. This is love. It is grace. Pure grace. The glory of his grace. Now whenever you find the word glory. You know. It has something to do. With.

The purpose of God. With the will of God. Of his glory. Therefore whatever he plans. And whatever he gives. Must fit. With his glory. Repairs. Is for his glory. Not just for our. Benefit. His grace is so glorious.

Now in what sense. His grace is glorious. Read this. As he has chosen us. He him. Before the world's foundation. Do you have anything to do with that? Before the world's foundation. Where were you? We are nowhere.

Yet before the world's foundation. God has chosen us. Not because of us. He chose us. Because of his son. Some people may have problem. With God's. Divine election. I thank God for that. Why? Because it gives me.

The firmest assurance. How can I be sure? Look at myself. I cannot be sure for a second. Be sure of yourself. What will you be the next moment? Where were you? I am not sure. But brothers and sisters.

If God has chosen you. Before the world's foundation. Nothing can change it. He chose us. Not because of you. You are not there. You haven't spend a day on earth. You haven't done anything yet. Not even in your mother's womb.

And yet. God has already chosen you. In Christ. What assurance that gave us. And what love is behind it. Chosen you. Before the foundation. Of the world. Salvation. Is not an accident. Solid ground of angels.

Because he has chosen you. For what? You should be holy. And blameless. Before him. In love. People today are troubled. With this matter of. Divine election. People say well. I don't know if God has chosen me.

To be saved. Or God has chosen me to be condemned. The bible does not teach this. When God has chosen you. More than a matter of. Out of hell into heaven. You know we think. Out of hell into heaven. That's great.

Nothing can be greater than that. But to God. That's nothing. He has chosen you. Before the worst foundation. For what? That he may fill the heaven with people? No. Well if he really filled the heaven.

With people like us today. He would become hell. He has chosen us before the worst foundation. That we may be. Holy. Brothers and sisters. Our God is holy. And because he is holy. He wants us. To be holy.

Like him. Simply means. Separated. Unto God. We are completely separated. From ourselves. From what we are. Completely devoted. To him. And what he is. Holy is to be like God. That godliness. To be like God.

And as brother mentioned last night. To be transformed. And conform to the image. Of his beloved son. Brothers and sisters. This is what we are. Chosen with. You are chosen to be. Like. God's beloved son.

That he may be the first born. Among many brotherings. Now that is. What we are chosen. Holy and without. In love. Love of multitude. How can we be. Without blamish. We are full of spots and wrinkles.

But his love. Will wash us clean. That we may be holy. And blameless. Before him. That is spiritual blessing. And then he says. Walk us out before him. For sonship. Through Jesus Christ to himself. According to the good pleasure.

Of his will. To the praise of the glory. Of his grace. That is what he wants us to be. He has marked us out. For the placing of sons. When we are saved. We are children. We are babies in Christ. But God wants us to grow.

Into maturity. Into the fullness of the measure of the statue of Christ. After we have grown into maturity. He will place us. As sons. Together with his only begotten son. To be heirs. And co-heirs. Of all things.

Now this is. What God has chosen us. And has predestined us to be. So here you find the glory. It is all his grace. His grace will do the work. If you allow his grace to work in you. You see our problem is we stand against the grace of God.

We allow his grace to work in our lives. He will accomplish. So that God may be glorified. Now that is the glory of his grace. And then following it you have that phrase. The riches. Now here you find his grace is so rich.

The Bible tells us of the unsearchable riches of Christ. And this unsearchable riches of Christ is grace to us. So that grace is a few examples are given. And here you find we are. He has taken us into favor in the beloved.

Redemption Through the Riches of Grace

Lord Jesus is in Christ Jesus. God has taken us into favor. In other words we become God's favorites in Christ Jesus. To be favored by God that is something. Favor by man is nothing. How we seek to be favored by man.

But that is nothing. Thank God the riches of his grace. He has brought us into favor. We become, every one of us become God's favorite. Now that is the reason why we always feel, why God favors me so much?

Of the whole world as if he is just for me. Why? Well because he loves you. And of course he says redemption through his blood. We are redeemed. We were slaves. We were under the curse of law. We were under bondage.

Our future was nothing. Was dead. Eternal death. And yet our Lord Jesus paid a tremendous price for us. Even his own blood. He bought us with his own blood. He redeemed us out of the curse of the law.

Of the power of darkness. And translated us into the kingdom of his love. Dear brothers and sisters, we can never forget that. Forgiveness of our sins. Though our sins are as red as garlic. They shall be white as snow.

The riches of his grace. And finally, praise of his glory. And again we say, glory is always connected with God himself. With his purpose. With his will. So according to his will, what is his eternal purpose?

What is his purpose in himself? Even in eternity past. What is it that he has counseled, planned to accomplish in eternity to come? What is it? To head up all things in Christ. You know in God's heart there is only one person.

His beloved son. Christ Jesus. And God, because of his love to his own son, he wants together to head up all things in Christ. Things in the heavens, things on the earth. Nothing except it. Everything is to speak of Christ.

Everything is to glorify Christ. Everything is to manifest Christ. Brothers and sisters, today, we have not seen everything under his feet, but we do see Jesus. Made a little inferior than angels. And for the suffering of death, now his crown with glory and honor.

So we know that the day is coming and God is working towards it. To send up all things in Christ. In other words, things in the heavens or things on the earth. When you look at them, you see the glory of Jesus Christ.

And thank God. In that, he has included us. He has joined us to his beloved son. We are the ones who are pre-trusted in Christ. He has not only given us an inheritance in Christ Jesus. Or to put it another way, Christ is our inheritance.

He has also made us his inheritance. And it is all through the sealing of the Holy Spirit. And the pledge of the Holy Spirit. The working of the Holy Spirit. So dear brothers and sisters, here you will find it is all related to the purpose of God.

And it is all unto the praise of his glory. That he may be praised. So dear brothers and sisters, what are the spiritual blessings? To put it into one word. He is the Spirit. Every blessing that God can bless you with, are in him.

And out of him. And when you really enter into these blessings, what do you discover? You discover it is Christ. That he may be all and in all to the glory. We do rejoice in thy presence, seeing what thou hast done in thy beloved son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Thou hast put all things in him. And thou hast put us in him. And we pray that our hearts may be so occupied with thyself. That we may enjoy all these spiritual blessings that I promise with. And in enjoying them, it is Christ himself that we enjoy.

We pray that this may be real. And increasingly real to every one of us. To the praise of your glory. In the name of our Lord Jesus.