God should be blessed

We often think of the word “blessed” in the context of God doing something for an individual. However, in Paul’s opening comments to the “saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus,” he says God should be blessed for all the things He has done (Ephesians 1:1, 3). In his opening remarks, Paul is saying these people, collectively known as the church, should be thanking God for all the “spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ.” Paul enumerates sever