In Christ

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, ⁴ just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love ⁵ He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, ⁶ to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. ⁷ In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace ⁸ which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight ⁹ He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him ¹⁰ with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him ¹¹ also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, ¹² to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:3-12

In Christ Jesus, Believers have…………………

**Redemption. We are forgiven and set free from sin in order to live for Christ. We are forever and always redeemed by the blood of Jesus.

**Inheritance. The Believer’s inheritance is safe forevermore and eternally secure. The promises of Heaven and the hope of the presence of God are wonderful beyond measure. Jesus is preparing a place for us (John 14:1-4) and we will be with Him for always.

**Sealed.

The sealing of the Christian makes our salvation secure. No can take it away. Paul tells that this truth; “you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Corinthians 6:20) We are His eternally and our life with Him is everlasting.

In Christ, Christians have redemption, inheritance, and the promise of security through the seal of the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!

Tony French