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infinity, is the realm where your riches lie. We can only look at
them with awe and wonder. Bowing our hearts, in silence and
praise, before God.

Who’s the Blesser? In verse 3, it’s no accident that this wonderful
sentence begins with these words, “Blessed be God.” And it
ends with Him in verse 14, “To the praise of His glory.” It not
only begins and ends with God, but His Name is mentioned in
every single verse of this 270 word sentence,. Thirty times in this
sentence God is mentioned by name. Verse 3, “In Christ”.
Verse 4, “In Him”, and, “Before Him”. Verse 5, “Through
Jesus Christ”, “Through Himself”, “His will”. Verse 6,
“His grace”, “In the Beloved”. Verse 7, “In Him”, “Through
His blood”, “Riches of His grace”. Verse 8, “He lavished”.
Verse 9, “He made known, “His will”, “His kind intention”,
“He purposed”, “In Him”. Verse 10, “In Christ”, “In Him”.
Verse 11, “His purpose”, “His will”. Verse 12, “In
Christ”, “His glory”, verse 13, “In Him”, “Sealed in Him”.
Verse 14, “God’s own possession”, “Praise of His glory”.

I don’t think it’s possible, to have a more “Christ-centered”
sentence. You might say, “I can’t wait to read about my blessings
in Christ.” God hasn’t presented it, in such a way, to make you
“blessing-centered”. It features our Jehovah Jireh, the Giver,
of all blessings. The Bible never presents blessings, in a
“blessing-centered” way, or experiences in an “experienced-
centered” way. Ephesians is “God-centered”, from start to finish,
and so, is this amazing sentence.

Often we stress our blessed experiences. It’s not wrong to
celebrate experiences, if we do it in a “God-centered” way.
Ephesians is going to tell us how rich we are, but it doesn’t start
there. It starts, “Blessed by God.” Look at the fullness of God
expressed here. Verses 3-6, deal with the Father. Verses 7-12,
deal with the Son. And verses 13-14, deal with the Holy Spirit.

Let me make it simple. The Father planned it. The Son did it.
And the Holy Spirit, applies it to our heart. That’s the Trinity, our