Ephesians 1:3 – “ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”

Here, the apostle Paul begins with a powerful, sometimes overlooked statement—a revelation that changes perspective. He said that the Father, through Jesus, “Has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.”

Notice that the tense is past tense, “has.” It is done.  Why do we not have them evident all the time?  They are done IN the heavenly places.  Where do we see ourselves?  In earthly places, right?

We have All or Every Spiritual Blessing in the heavenly places but operate in earthly places.   That is a problem.  How do we tap into what IS in the heavenly places while living in earthly places?  Having a consciousness of the reality of those blessings is vital.  Having a modified or renewed mind is necessary.  

We must think with God’s mind, which is only possible through the Holy Spirit.  We take our thoughts captive and focus on God through His Word, Covenant, and Promises.   We think of life, reality, and ourselves as He thinks.  It is not a natural occurrence.

Ephesians 1:17-22 demands deeper study.  God desires to give us the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation.   But more than just a gift, it is in His Full Knowledge!  Whoa, Nellie, who has that?

God’s desire for us is to have the eyes of our hearts enlightened.   The heart has eyes!  Next, let us know what the Hope of His calling is.   I do not hope to be called.  Not our calling but His!   Why Jesus came to earth.   Also, He desires that we know the Riches of the Glory of His inheritance in the saints (us). 

We must be aware of what we mean to God and what we provide for God!   We need to know, see, and embrace the Surpassing Greatness of His power toward us.  Deity indwells us!

Now, back to the blessings IN heavenly places and how to access them.

Ephesians 1:20-23 reveals the place Jesus occupies in the heavens.  We are in Him and made to sit with Him in the heavenly places.   (Ephesians 2:6).

If your blessings or possessions are in one place and you are in another, they are yours, theoretically, not experientially.   But if you are where they are, you have them in reality.

Our problem is that we make spiritual things super mysterious.  God says, “You have this and that; it is done.”  But only if we learn to access them.  We access them through agreement with God and understanding that we are in Christ, seated in the very place where the blessings are.

Let us allow the Holy Spirit to help us change our understanding.   Transform our minds and develop the spiritual eyes in our hearts and minds through discipline to see, say, believe, and live what He says.  Let us determine that we are going to guard against stinkin’ thinkin’ and begin to think God’s thoughts.   They are in the Word.

Remember that in Jesus, you have no lack except lack of sight. The devil blinds our minds and causes us to think one-dimensionally, but God wants us to tap into His realm and bring what is to where we are. Thy Kingdom come…

Today is the day to rethink our thinking and replace flawed, limited earthly logic with God’s person, power, and promises.

Victory is yours.  Look for it!  May God’s Best pursue you relentlessly today and every day!