Category Archives: Ephesians

Walking in the Light

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They were stunning works of art molded by God’s own hands to serve and glorify him. They walked along a path that was like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day (Prov 4:18). Yet dark shadows surrounded this path. On one side rocky cliffs soared upwards, and a steep ravine dropped off on the other side. They walked without fear of the darkness that surrounded them, because God in his righteousness was going before them Continue reading Walking in the Light→

Our New Nature

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In Christ we have a new nature. In Christ we have clean fresh clothes of righteousness and holiness designed by God himself for us to wear. When we were without Christ, it was like we lived blindfolded in a world of illusion cut off from the life of God through ignorance and insensitiveness (Eph 4:18 – Phillips). This old sinful nature is like comfortable old clothing, which Satan tempts us to put on again. Unfortunately this old clothing is rotted Continue reading Our New Nature→

Blessed by God

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God has blessed you with grace and gifts that the rest of the body needs. God hasn’t just randomly handed you some gifts like a cafeteria hands out food on a plate. God has carefully apportioned for you exactly the right amount of grace and gifts for your temperament and your life situation. Nobody else has been blessed with exactly the same grace and gifts you have. The grace and gifts you have received from God are perfect for who Continue reading Blessed by God→

Walking Worthily

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Work, rest and play are all a foretaste of glory divine. Gifts from the giver who keeps on giving. Gifts shaped just right for who we were created to be. Gifts to be celebrated as together we walk in a manner worthy of the calling we have received. Gifts to be enjoyed and rejoiced over community with humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another in love. Humility is an attitude of the mind. Humility recognizes our dependence on God’s Continue reading Walking Worthily→

Grounded in Love

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God, out of his glorious riches, offers you the privilege to sink the roots of your life deep in the soil of his love. Then you will be a like tree planted by streams of water producing fruit in its season. God in his incomparable great power offers you the privilege to build your life on the foundation of his unconditional love. Then you will be like a building resting on a firm foundation of love, which can’t be shaken. Continue reading Grounded in Love→

Joyful in Hope

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With a fresh perspective, focused on God, you can live your life above your circumstances. You can sleep in peace! You can remain joyful in hope every day! God whose manifold wisdom crafted the plan which enabled you to become part of God’s family before the dawn of creation is more than wise enough to provide wisdom for the tiniest details of your life. Nothing is happening today in your life that will hinder God from accomplishing his divine purposes. Continue reading Joyful in Hope→

Peace

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Because of God’s love and mercy you can be at peace right now. There are no complex rituals you have to perform, or hoops you have to jump through to be at peace. Your peace rests in what Christ did for you on the cross. By faith you can have peace today because you are alive in Christ! You can have peace today because … God loves you; God in his rich mercy has made you alive in Christ when Continue reading Peace→

Alive in Christ

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You are God’s handiwork! You are a masterpiece of God’s goodness! Your life is an expression of God’s artistry! Since you have put your faith in Christ, your life reflects the incomparable riches of God’s grace expressed through his kindness to you in Christ Jesus! Your job is something that God uniquely prepared in advance for you to do! There is nobody else in the world who can do what you are doing. Your work is not just some random Continue reading Alive in Christ→

Praying for your co-workers

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Eph 1:18

If you were to have asked him, he would have said to you that he never imagined living or working in his current work place. With joy radiating from his face, and a quiet serene peace he would say that these four things kept him going every day Knowing God’s wisdom; Trusting God’s hope; Anticipating the riches of God’s glorious inheritance; Experiencing God’s incomparably great power. As you visited with him, you might wonder, as none of these changed his Continue reading Praying for your co-workers→

A Fresh Perspective

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For one moment to take your eyes off your work, your commute, your workplace, the people you work with and let your mind soar beyond this world to the heavenly realms. Before the dawn of creation God had you in mind! Before this world existed God chose you to be his holy and blameless child living within his constant care. Before you ever existed God had settled on you as the focus of his love. Right from the very beginning Continue reading A Fresh Perspective→