Who am I and Why and I here?

Champions, I hope this refreshes you today and that the Holy Spirit does fresh things in YOUR life today:


[This letter to this particular church was written from a prison cell by the apostle Paul. Some believe that it was intended, not just for this church, but for all the churches in Asia minor.]


If I had to choose just ONE portion of scripture I could have out of all the 66 books of the Bible, Paul's letter to the Ephesian Church would be the one I'd chose.


Why? Well, how many of us have asked: "who am I and why and I here?" I know I have. Especially in my late 30's. Paul's letter gave me the answer:


In 1983, I became a Christian saved by the Grace of God by putting my faith and trust in Christ as my Savior and Lord. This was a time of great trial for me and my family. Jesus Christ made all the difference in my life. He kept me strong and sane through one of the biggest flops in my life.  Paul's letter gave me a new outlook and in the process I got a new me--in Christ. 


If you are a Christian, you have all that you'll ever need: In Christ--whether you are a whopping success or a total failure--it doesn't matter to Jesus. He doesn't look at us and evaluate us based on our performance. We are not our success or failures. We are His. We are accepted in the beloved (Ephesians 1:6)


I John 3:1,"See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did no know Him." 


When we chose Christ, we chose to exchange our old life for His new life; our old ways of thinking and acting for His Ways. The Slate is wiped clean and we have a new start--living life, not on our own strength but through His. In Christ, we are a new creation, the old has gone and the new is come (2Corinthinans 5:17)


In Christ I am:


Blessed (1:3)
Chosen (1:4)
Predestined (1:5)
Adopted (1:5)
Accepted (1:6)
Redeemed (1:7)
Forgiven (1:7)
Enlightened  (1:8,9)
Given and Inheritance ( (1:11)
Sealed (1:13)
Assured (1:14)


Now, this is really exciting and good news--all I need to do is believe and appropriate what Christ has already done for me...Praise God.

I already written about being chosen and being blessed--in future posts we'll explore the rest of these.

BeBlessed