What a
wonderful journey to the Father's blessing this has been! We have learned the
value God our Father bestows upon us and the acceptance we experience in Him.
We have been called out to deeper waters in learning to grant and accept forgiveness.
We have been blessed to realize the impact of God's presence in our lives and
His provision for us. Our heavenly Father is faithful; He will never abandon
us.
Our
questions of – "Am I loved? Am I good enough? Am I liked? Will I fulfill
the purpose for my life?" – have all been answered with a resounding
"YES!!!"
What should
our response be? We need look no further than our original Bible passage:
"Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before
the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according
to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he
has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he
lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us to us the
mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as
a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven
and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been
predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to
the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might
be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the
promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire
possession of it, to the praise of his glory." (Eph. 1:3-14)
· Circle any phrase in Ephesians 1:3-14
which shows why God the Father has blessed us.
The
blessings God has bestowed are "to the praise of His glory" and
"to the praise of His glorious grace.” In blessing us, God the Father is
true to His own nature as He acts "according to His purpose." Let us
act according to the purpose for which He has made us by praising our Father
for His good gifts and by walking in them.
· Look back over each week of this
study and summarize what you have learned.
Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5:
Week 6:
· How do you want this to impact your
future? Write a prayer below, asking your heavenly Father to help you walk in
the truth you have learned.
"Blessed
be the God... who has blessed us." (Eph. 1:3)
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