9/1 Ephesians 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
The word bless means to adore, to praise, or to cause to prosper. We adore and praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has prospered us in Christ. Then Paul uses another form of the same word to describe how God has prospered us. He has given us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. That is to say every spiritual benefit in heaven is ours.
It is a good habit to begin our daily time of prayer with adoration and praise for who God is and all He has done and is doing. It prepares our mind and heart for communion with Him. He is worthy of all our praise. We only see a small portion of all His goodness towards us, but we know there is so much more that we don't discern. Praise is appropriate. If we did not praise Him, we would be showing our ingratitude.
If you are in Christ, you couldn't have any more spiritual benefits than you already have. They are spiritual benefits like the love of God poured into our hearts (Romans 5:5), our heavenly Father hearing our prayers, the power of resurrection that transforms our lives (Ephesians 1:19-20), and gifts that enable us to walk in our calling. Certainly we should praise God for giving us every spiritual benefit in the heavenly realm.
Consider: Shouldn't you take some time right now to stop and give praise to God for bestowing on you who are in Christ every spiritual benefit in the heavenly realms?
