SPIRITUAL BLESSING - FORGIVEN

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

Here is a visual reminder of some of the spiritual blessings in Ephesians 1 including forgiven.  It is closely related to redemption – forgiveness rests on redemption and the heart of redemption is forgiveness.  They are so intertwined that a person cannot have one without the other, yet they are each distinct spiritual blessings.

Forgiveness means “to send away” or “to be loosened from bondage,” expressing the idea of our sins being removed from God’s sight resulting in release from the bondage of sin according to God’s grace.  It is the release from punishment for violation of God’s laws and deviation from the right path.  Forgiveness is freeing and liberating.  The offense is as though it had never been committed.  It is a grand spiritual blessing obtained only through His blood.  There is nothing we can do to be forgiven, except humble ourselves and receive it as a gift through faith in Christ.

Forgiveness restores divine favor, removes distress and sorrow from our heart and replaces it with great joy.  It binds us to Jesus Christ.

                                                                                         Joyce