THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 34

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 34

A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 34:

The Holy spirit plays a dominant role in enforcing the spiritual blessings of the saints in the riches of His grace – vv. 3, 7, 14-15, 17, 19-23.

Faith in the Lord Jesus and love for all saints are products of being a partaker of the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 15.

The riches of His grace is all about God’s glory – vv. 7, 11-12, 14, 18.

The the riches of His grace put the church in command of God’s creation – vv. 7, 19-23; Psalm 8:4-8.

The most essential needs of every human being are the peace of God and the riches of His grace – vv. 2-7.

The riches of His grace has underwritten (paid off) the cost price of redemption and forgiveness of any person who believes and accepts Jesus Christ as his or her Saviour and Lord – vv. 7, 13-14.

                                 

 The Spirit of wisdom, revelation and knowledge are given to only persons who have received the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 13-19.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

“LET THERE BE LIGHT” - LESSONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

“LET THERE BE LIGHT” - LESSONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The Bible gives an account of how this earth was created. At the beginning of creation, the earth was devoid of light and was full of darkness. So God said, “Let there be light; and there was light.” He made two great lights (sun and moon) and the stars. The sun to provide light during the day and the moon and stars to provide light in the night. Just as God called forth light unto the earth, so must developing countries facing power crisis put on the light.

According to the IMF, about 30 out of the 48 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have suffered acute energy crisis in recent years. Ghana for instance has experienced 5 major periods of power crises since 1980s. Ghana is said to be among the top 10 countries in the world that have experienced and continue to experience crippling load shedding. South Africa, which produces electricity more than the rest of the entire Africa put together, has also been suffering from power crisis since 2006. Power crisis is adversely affecting the economies of several developing economies such as Ghana and South Africa.  

Let there be light in developing countries! Available, affordable, quality, reliable and sustainable electricity supply in developing countries will enhance economic growth and development. This can be achieved by drawing some key lessons from how God solved the maiden power crisis.

Firstly, God identified the problem and took decisive steps to solve it permanently. Secondly, God prioritised solving the first power crisis before creating anything else. Lastly, God created different sources of power (sun, moon and stars) and put them to optimum use at different times (day and night); sun for the day, moon and stars for the night.

The lessons to draw are the following: there is a need to recognise that the erratic supply of power in developing countries is indeed problematic.  Further, leaders in developing countries   ought to prioritize the solving of power crisis over all other things since energy is central to the effective functioning of every sector of an economy. Lastly, all sources of energy must be utilised for optimal results. Let there be light!

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com 

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 33

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 33

A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 33:

The riches of His grace has been entrusted to Jesus for the benefits of all people who believe in Jesus and surrender their lives to Him (saints) – vv. 3, 7, 11-14, 20-23.

The riches of His grace qualify all persons, who believe in Jesus and surrender to Him, to become children of God – vv. 5-7, 12-19; John 1:12.

God’s servants are obliged to teach the saints about the riches of His grace and intercede for them to benefit immensely from them (the riches of His grace) – vv. 1, 3-7, 13-22.

The the riches of His grace seek to cause all saints to walk in God’s glory, give Him glory  and declare His glory (excellence) to all creation – vv. 6-7, 12, 17-23; Romans 3:23-26; 1Peter 2:9; Psalm 19:1-6.

The riches of His grace is a divine licence a person needs to obtain before that person could access God’s place of exaltation for all saints – vv. 3, 7, 20-23.

The blood of Jesus is the price tag for the redemption of the dominion mandate of the saints in the riches of His grace which Adam and Eve lost to satan, the thieve!  – vv. 3-7; John 10:10.

                                 

 The Holy Spirit is the guarantor and the trustee for the restoration of the dominion mandate of the saints in the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 13-14.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 31

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 31

A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 31:

Hearing the word of truth and believing in Jesus is the only way to stepping into and walking in the riches of His grace – vv. 4-7, 13-14.

Sin blocks a person’s access to the riches of His grace until that person’s sins are forgiven – vv. 4, 13-14.

The primary role of the Holy Spirit in relation to the riches of His grace is only towards the saints – vv. 13-14, 19; John 1:12.

The the riches of His grace focuses on righteousness and holiness of the saints because they are the hallmarks of people chosen by God – vv. 3-5, 7, 11; 1Peter 2:9.

The riches of His grace is God’s predetermined counsel for all saints – vv. 5, 7, 11-14.

Jesus Christ is the vessel through whom God demonstrates and distributes the riches of His grace – vv. 3-7, 10-14, 19-23.

                                 

 The riches of His grace is the totality of God’s riches in Christ Jesus – vv. 7-14, 22-23.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 30

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 30

A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 30:

The roles of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit in the manifestation of the riches of His grace are interconnected and complementary – vv. 3-7, 9-11, 13-14.

The riches of His grace has an eternal effect – vv. 4, 7, 9-14.

The riches of His grace does not compromise on redemption, forgiveness of sins and holiness – v. 4, 7, 13-14.

The the riches of His grace places the saints in an enviable position (of righteousness, holiness and blamelessness in God) that enables us to receive and enjoy divine blessings – vv. 2-4, 7, 13-23.

The inheritance and blessings of the saints in Christ Jesus are additional benefits of the riches of His grace – vv. 3, 7, 11-14.

One key proof of living the riches of His grace is living in holiness, love and being blameless before God – vv. 3-7, 13-15; 2Timothy 1:8-12.

                                 

One of the chief purposes of the riches of His grace is to mature the saints in Christ Jesus by empowering us live as the adopted sons of God – vv. 3-7, 13-23; John 1:12-17; Romans 8:14-23; Galatians 5:16-18.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 29

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 29

A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 29:

The riches of His grace have restored all that Satan stole from the saints (redemption) through the Blood of Jesus – vv. 7, 11-14.

The riches of His grace demonstrate the truth that redemption is not a product of human efforts or works – vv. 7, 13-14; John 1:12; Ephesians 2:8-9.

The redemption of the saints goes hand-in-hand with forgiveness of their sins according to the riches of His grace – v. 7.

There is no redemption and forgiveness for any person outside the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 13-14; Ephesians 2:8-9; Colossians 1:12-14.

The riches of His grace reinforce the dominion of every saint over all creation – vv.3, 7, 19-23.

The Holy Spirit empowers the saints to occupy their heavenly places in Christ Jesus and to enjoy the blessings in the heavenly places (the riches of His grace) – vv. 3, 7, 13-14, 19-23.

                                 

Every spiritual blessing meant for the saints (the riches of His grace) are located in Christ Jesus – vv. 2-3, 7, 10-14, 22-23; John 15:1-8; Colossians 1:14-20.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

richardobengmensah@gmail.com

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 28

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 28

A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 28:

It takes divine empowerment and endowments to fully benefit from the riches of His grace– vv. 7, 15-23.

The riches of His grace ride on the wings of prayers, divine wisdom, revelational knowledge of Christ and divine understanding of divine provisions – vv. 7, 15-18.

The fullness of the riches of His grace has been designed to manifest through the body of Christ (the church) – vv. 7, 10, 22-23.

The riches of His grace makes it possible for every saint to live far above earthly life – vv. 3, 7, 20-23; Deuteronomy 28:13; Psalm 8:5-9.

The Holy Spirit is the invisible and supernatural force behind the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 10-14, 19.

The Holy Spirit has been given to the saints not only to guarantee our inheritance in Christ but to also empower us to know the scope and extent of that inheritance (the riches of His grace) – vv. 7, 13-23.

                                 

The blood of Jesus, forgiveness of sins, redemption of creation and the Holy Spirit are among the major constituents of the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 11-14.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

richardobengmensah@gmail.com