There was a time when I was an impressionable child that the only cereal I would eat was Wheaties – the Breakfast of Champions.
I strived to be the best I could be, so I would feed myself the best food only champions would eat. This carried over in my adult years when I was born again of God’s spirit. I desired to be my best for the Heavenly Father. Because of this I sought out what would be the pinnacle of God’s revelation to man.
He says, “man cannot live by bread alone [including Wheaties], but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God” (Mathew 4:4).
There are 66 books in the Bible. Which ones should I read? God’s Word is organized in a way that there are certain parts for certain people. The three main groups of people to whom the Word of God is address to are: Jew, Gentile and Church of God (I Corinthians 10:32).The section in the New Testament that is addressed to us as born again ones is the Church of God. Generally speaking the Church Epistles from Acts on is written to, or pertains to, those who are Christians. Which of these would be the ultimate communication in what God has done for man?
Romans primarily teaches man how to be born again and realize he is righteous without the law. Man is justified freely through the redemption in Christ Jesus. The rest of the epistles builds on this. The one epistle that takes man to the highest of position and honor is Ephesians.
It is Ephesians that stands out above all others with the greatest revelation given to man. Here we learn that we are: (ESV Translation)
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (1:3)
- having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, (1:18)
- But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
- so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
- even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved ...(2:4-8)
- Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, (3:20)
These truths are monumental! We can feed on these and many others daily with expectations of God’s hand upon our lives forever. Truly Ephesians is the breakfast of champions.
Agape,
Bob