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Christian Devotional – September 15, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #10 Boldness and confidence. Because of Christ and what Christ has done in our lives, we can come to him boldly and confidently. Read Ephesians 3:11-13. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.Ephesians 3:11-13 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/eph.3.11-13.NASB We have no reason to be discouraged or to lose hope. Because of what Christ has done in us and through us, we can confidently approach his throne of grace and…
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Christian Devotional – September 14, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #9 God gives us wisdom for a purpose. Read Ephesians 3:1-10. For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles- if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you; that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;…
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Christian Devotional – September 13, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #8 You belong. So many people in the world are searching for that sense of belonging and fellowship. Paul explains where we can find that. Read Ephesians 2:17-22. and he came and preached peace to you who were far away , and peace to those who were near ; for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole…
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Christian Devotional – September 12, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #7 So much has been talked about regarding division and hatred in the United States recently. But division and anger are not new concepts. Read Ephesians 2:11-16. Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands- remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For…
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Christian Devotional – September 11, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #6 We are God’s workmanship, created for his purpose. Read Ephesians 2:6-10. and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in…
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Christian Devotional – September 10, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #5 But God. Such a great phrase and the start of a new beginning, a new hope. To truly understand the depth of that phrase, we have to understand everything that comes before it. Read Ephesians 2:1-5. And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature…
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Christian Devotional – September 9, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #4 Sometimes it can be difficult to imagine that God truly is over all things. Read Ephesians 1:18-23. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all…
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Christian Devotional – September 8, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #3 Paul was earnestly praying for the people while thanking God for them. Read Ephesians 1:15-17. For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.Ephesians 1:15-17 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.15-17.NASB Paul knew the amazing impact that the people had had on him. He also knew and understood just how powerful prayer…
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Christian Devotional – September 6, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #2 Our hope is Christ is to be a praise for God. Read Ephesians 1:9-14. He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be…
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Christian Devotional – September 5, 2020
Journey Through Ephesians, #1 Forgiveness, riches, that all sounds great. That is what God offers us through the blood of Jesus. Read Ephesians 1:1-8. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus 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, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.…