In God the Father

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord

Primary Text

“Paul and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ; Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1v1 (KJV)

In the verse above we see a clear distinction made between God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The church is said to be in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ. What are some of the things the Word of God tells us about the church and God the Father. Ephesians 1v3-6 (KJV) tells us “Blessed be the God and Father our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved.” We can raise a couple of points from this passage of Scripture. First, the church worships, adores, glorifies and blesses God the Father. Second, we see that in Christ Jesus He has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places. The Dakes concordance notes that “These blessings are the pure doctrines of the pure gospel, and the full graces and gifts of the Spirit which are necessary in the work of God among men (Rom. 7:14; 1 Cor. 12:1-11; Gal. 5:22).” We see here that these blessings have already been made available to us and not something that we can only partake of in the future. Third, we find too that we have been chosen since the foundation of the world. That means, God knew about you and I a looooong time ago. The Psalmist says:

Supplementary Text

“My substance was not hid from Thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.” Psalm 139v15 (KJV)

Prayer

Father God, we bless You. We honour You, we worship and adore You. We thank You for every spiritual blessing You have blessed us with. Thank You for choosing us to be Yours. Thank You for this amazing grace we have found with You in Jesus name, amen.