Ephesians 1:3-12
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, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both[a] which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
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3 願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父 神!他在基督裡曾賜給我們天上各樣屬靈的福氣。4 就如 神從創立世界以前,在基督裡揀選了我們,使我們在他面前成為聖潔,無有瑕疵;5 又因愛我們,就按著自己意旨所喜悅的,預定我們藉著耶穌基督得兒子的名分,6 使他榮耀的恩典得著稱讚。這恩典是他在愛子裡所賜給我們的。7 我們藉這愛子的血得蒙救贖,過犯得以赦免,乃是照他豐富的恩典。8 這恩典是 神用諸般智慧聰明,充充足足賞給我們的,9 都是照他自己所預定的美意,叫我們知道他旨意的奧秘,10 要照所安排的,在日期滿足的時候,使天上地上一切所有的,都在基督裡面同歸於一。11 我們也在他裡面得了基業(註:“得”或作“成”),這原是那位隨己意行做萬事的,照著他旨意所預定的,12 叫他的榮耀,從我們這首先在基督裡有盼望的人,可以得著稱讚。
Before we were born and became sinners, our Father already knew us. He predestined us to be children and followers of Jesus Christ our savior. He had prepared a path for us to have our sins forgiven and one day enter Heaven. How many of us can express such unconditional love for people who are not yet born? None of us have the ability to give such an everlasting gift to anyone else. This can only come from our God of infinite wisdom and understanding.
ReplyDeleteThese are our ultimate spiritual blessings. During this Christmas season, let us not forget to praise God for his awesome, glorious grace to save us through Jesus Christ.
- Herman