“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…
” Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” John 1:47 Oh, that God might say that of me! The Old King James uses the words “no guile”. According to Dictionary.com, guile is “insidious cunning in attaining a…
“Thus the sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah conquered because they trusted in the Lord, the God of their fathers…. Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, ‘Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between…
“Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Jerry Jenkins, author of The Left Behind series, writes about an interview he did with Billy Graham. Jerry ”Tell me, at least, how you maintain your own spiritual disciplines.” Billy Graham “There’s no secret to that. God doesn’t hide the key from us. The…
“But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, and you will be hated by all because of My name. Yet not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your…