Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3)
Let me caution you to make a careful reading of today’s title. I don’t want you to think the word profit was misspelled. It was not intended to be prophet – a man who speaks on behalf of God. So, what did I mean by the word profit? Let’s take a look.
Did you know that our Lord Jesus Christ entered into this world, took on human flesh, lived a perfect and sinless life, died a sacrificial death, rose from the dead on the third day, and ascended into heaven where He is now seated at the right hand of God the Father . . . and He did it all for profit – both His and ours.
In His free response to His Father’s will, Jesus came to pay the penalty of our sin that he might return an alienated people back into a right relationship with their fountainhead – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus came to slay the devilish dragon and thereby win back those who had been separated from Him by their sin. This was for His PROFIT!
But that’s not all. His profit is our PROFIT, for in Christ we have been blessed with “every spiritual blessing” (Ephesians 1:3).
- Chosen
- Adopted
- Redemption
- Forgiveness
- Wisdom
- Sealing of Holy Spirit
The list of our profit given from our Prince is truly endless. We are now ambassadors of the Almighty, called into the ministry of reconciliation. We have available to us a peace the world knows nothing about, for it is a peace that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7). And if that was not enough profit, we are given the unimaginable honor of being the bride of Christ without the possibility of divorce.
What a “win win” we have been given. Jesus wins us and we win Him. His profit is our profit. Oh, and there is only one loss recorded on our eternal profit and loss statement – THE PENALTY OF OUR SIN. Let this truth encourage and motivate you to live for the glory of the One who made all of this possible.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 