Our Spiritual Inheritance | Pr Wagner Daniel

Ephesians 1:11-14 After his customary greeting at the start of this epistle, Paul launched into one massive run-on sentence (vv. 3-14) that serves as a grand theological prelude to the letter as a whole. As we’ve already noted, the overall theme of this passage is to praise God for the blessings He has gifted us in Christ. These blessings, thus far, have been our being chosen, adopted, redeemed, and forgiven by God and that He has now made known to us the mystery of His will. These final four verses fittingly conclude this marvellous benediction, while also tuning our hearts and minds to the melodies to be  further explored by the apostle. A reading of the opening chapters of Acts reminds us of the Jewish birth of the church. As God’s chosen people, the Hebrews were given the law and promises of God by the covenants that the LORD made with their ancestors, Abraham, Moses, and David. Jesus, as the Messiah, was Himself a Jew, being the son of David and Abraham, and His earthly ministry was predominately for the people of Israel. Therefore, if you have never truly listened to the gospel of salvation, if you have never cast your faith upon Christ alone for your forgiveness of sin, and if your redemption has not been sealed with the Holy Spirit, hear now, believe now, and be sealed by God.  Come to Christ as both Lord and Savior.