Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. —Ephesians 4:29 Life is a marathon, not a sprint—a long, demanding race. Someone needs your encouragement and support to negotiate it; to endure, […]
They were a lot like us—distressed and depressed about their nation. Their sins had caught up with them and now they were in captivity. Their nation paid a high price for their sins. We sometimes wonder if there is any hope for ours, for our beloved country is a miserable mess—a cauldron of crime, immorality,
In Times Like These Read More »
Be made new in the attitude of your minds. —Ephesians 4:23 A rotten attitude is toxic, poisoning from inside out. It contaminates relationships and sabotages happiness—turns life into a mental garbage dump. Take ownership of your attitude. Stop blaming others for your
Take Ownership Of Your Attitude Read More »
To him be glory in the church. —Ephesians 3:21 By human measurement the church should have been doomed from day one. It began with just a dozen men, not near enough considering a world population at the time of 200 million. Mainly those guys were uneducated, poor, and powerless—slim chance they could
The Amazing Church Read More »
(He) is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. —Ephesians 3:20 God shapes us in various ways … Sometimes he tweaks, making minor revisions. Sometimes he skips minor revisions and goes for major makeovers. Sometimes he adds or deletes a chapter here and there. Sometimes he
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near. —Ephesians 2:13 Before Christ came we Gentiles were a hopeless bunch: “… separate from Christ … excluded from citizenship … foreigners to the covenants … without hope and without God”
We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. —Ephesians 2:10 In 2010 a Stradivarius violin, hand-crafted by Antonio Stradivari in 1697, sucked the breath out of an auction crowd with a top-bid of $3,600,000. Antonio allegedly said that God could not make Stradivari violins
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened. —Ephesians 1:18 Do you find your time and attention consumed with material possessions? Paul didn’t pray for the growth of his friends’ financial resources; he prayed that the eyes of their heart (their understanding, KJV) would be enlightened. He was
Eyes on the Eternal Read More »
He chose us in him before the creation of the world. —Ephesians 1:4 Ephesians chapter one is filled with thrill. It tells you that God has chosen you, adopted you, redeemed you, forgiven you,
Here’s How Much He Loves You Read More »
At the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. —Galatians 6:9 Patience. Yawn … ZZzzz. Halford Luccock called patience the “ho-hum” virtue. John Chrysostom, on the other hand, called it “the queen of virtues.” Failure can more often be chalked up to lack of
