” I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I…
“In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation – having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to…
“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 to the praise of His glory. Ephesians 1:10b-12 God has a plan. We…
“In all wisdom and insight 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…
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us.”Ephesians 1:7-8a The gospel in one sentence! “In Him” and through no other. There is no other way to be made right with God except through Jesus. …
“In love He [God] predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.” Ephesians 1:4b-6 God is in love with you! Because of…
The next several blogs will be about Ephesians chapter 1. “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…
“If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:31-32 Free from what? Guilt, shame, hell, self-hate, condemnation, and satan’s power. We all need and want that! How do we get there? …
“You will know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:16 Next to accepting Jesus as our Savior and Lord, the most crucial decision we will ever make is who are friends will be. This decision will change the course of our lives. For we are influenced by those around us, and…
“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.”2 Chronicles 16:9 God uses strong modifiers in this verse. He will “strongly support” those who are “completely His”. God requires our all, but He gives us His…