“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us.” Ephesians 1:7-8a (NASB)
The words ‘in Him’ are used by the Apostle Paul six times in the first chapter of this letter. Considering that promise of all spiritual blessings in heavenly places given to us, we do well to realize that all this happens within the sphere of God’s election. In that sphere we have redemption. Such a powerful truth is in that word for us. It has been trivialized a great deal in our use and most acts of redemption that we take part in require us to provide some worthless slip of paper, a coupon or a letter or maybe a saved image on our smart phone. Turn that in for a few pennies off the products we purchase. But the redemption which we are promised to have in our verse today was purchased through the precious blood of Jesus (1 Peter 1:17-19). What we receive in that redemptive act is forgiveness of our trespasses, our sins. That’s no small thing since it is the only way to be forgiven by God and possess salvation. That means that precious blood purchased for us, eternal life. Think deeply about that and let it overwhelm your thoughts today.
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