For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12) Ever have that nightmare … Continue reading
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. (Ephesians 6:11). My kids got invited to go quadding a few weeks ago. Their uncle, who was in charge of the outing, … Continue reading
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. (Ephesians 5:21) Submission is the essence of relationship. When we put ourselves first, we aren’t really capable of loving anyone. Our own desires blind us to what the other person needs … Continue reading
…find out what pleases the Lord (Ephesians 5:10). There’s a big difference between desire and love. Desire is about you—your wants, your needs, and how the object of your desire can fulfill them. Even the term, “Object of your desire,” denotes … Continue reading
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light… (Ephesians 5:8) Right now our neighborhood is decorating for Halloween. Witches, ghosts, tombstones, zombie creatures, bloody body parts—they cover the lawns and … Continue reading
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children… (Ephesians 5:1). Have you ever watched a son watch his father? The boy studies the man, soaking up the Dadness of it all. Words, clothing, even mannerisms—the child models after what … Continue reading
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God … Continue reading
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth … Continue reading
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, according to the power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, … Continue reading
For he (God) chose us in him (Jesus) before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight (Ephesians 1:4). You are the chosen one. Well, maybe not the chosen one, but certainly a chosen one. … Continue reading