BEING IN CHRIST

   "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ...” (Ephesians 1:3).  The Scriptures plainly show that every spiritual blessing available to us from God our Father is found “in Christ.”  But what does it mean to be “in Christ”? We are so in need of all these spiritual blessings (blessings such as forgiveness, intercession, mercy, fellowship, salvation, hope, peace, victory).

      First of all, being “in Christ” does not refer to being at a specific physical place, like “in the house” or “in the yard.”  Rather, the phrase refers to being in a certain position or relationship with respect to the Savior. It would be more similar to the phrase “in the family”  which describes relationship, not physical location.

      Hopefully this helps us to understand the importance of being “in Christ” a little more clearly. We are talking about fellowship, or sharing, in the good things of God which He says are found “in” His Son.