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Ephesians 1:3 which has a tremen­ dous blessing for us. This portion of Scripture is one of the pertinent high points in the Word of God given to guide us in a greater un­ derstanding of the Lord's divine plan and purpose for our lives. It was Saint Augustine of old who declared of this portion that, “ It is shallow enough so that a babe in Christ could wade in it, yet it is deep enough for the largest spir­ itual elephant to swim in it!" In the original, Ephesians 1:3 commences one of the longest sen­ tences in the entire Bible. The next twelve verses, as we find in the Greek, do not contain any periods, or even when you get right down to it, a practical place to stop. This is not because the Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, was unfamiliar with good grammar and sentence structure. The fact of the matter is that this condition simply serves as an added emphasis. It underscores the point that we are being presented with the thrilling story of man's spiritual biogenesis. All three persons of the Godhead are involved in this blessed process in every tense: past, present and future. Notice verse three, “ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heav­ enly places in Christ." Underscore that word “ hath." It reminds us of the important fact that once by faith we receive Jesus Christ as Saviour, every single one of God's spiritual blessings are immediately given or are instantaneously avail­ able to us. We have but to possess them. Notice that Scripture does not say that God will bless us, or even that He is now blessing us, Page 18

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