Ephesians 1:3 (AMP) May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!
Having recently given the eulogy for my father, this verse touched me today. As indicated in the Amplified Bible, the word translated as blessing is derived from the same word as eulogy, which means to praise or commend. It is expressing that praise, adoration and love with the realization that we have been blessed to have known someone and be loved by them. In the case of Jesus, we realize that we are continually being blessed. We know that it is from Him that all blessings flow.
This thought is where we get the Doxology, "modernized" below.
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Praise God, Praise God,
Praise God who saves my soul
Praise God, Praise God
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
May you experience the blessing and praise God from whom the blessings flow.
1 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
Mike
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Ephesians 1:3-7 (ESV) Spiritual Blessings in Christ
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, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed 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
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