Ephesians 1 = today's thoughts
Well today begins a 21 month journey that I hope you will join me on. I am taking a 21 month Discipleship training course. During this study we work our way through the scriptures as well as some other readings. So at least for a time till I can determine what time I have available each day, I am going to break from the chronological read through the Bible and make sure I am meeting my commitment to this course. So for the next couple of days we will look at Ephesians, Job and I believe Timothy. On weeks where I complete the reading early we will jump back to the Chronological study.
So today is just Ephesians 1 – and there is so much in just this one chapter. Paul cannot be accused of writing fluff, each chapter has so much to give and so we will just give it a good glance.
Verses: 3-15
3: we are blessed by God with Spiritual blessings in Christ
4: God chooses us before the foundation of the world is even set
5: We are adopted through Christ as sons and daughters of God
6: Grace is extended to us because he loves us
7: We are redeemed by Christ’s blood
8: We have his wisdom poured out on us
9 & 10: God makes his will known to us
11: We have received an inheritance
12: We have hope in Christ
13: Believers are sealed with Him
14: We have the pledge of being given the Holy Spirit
What a promise this is, what an encouragement for believers. We have been on Gods mind since he formed this world and he formed this world that we might be able to choose to have an eternal relationship with him. That should put our time here in some stark perspective. We truly are but a blink of an eye in scope of God’s existence and yet look at all the lengths he has gone through to make sure we know we are truly significant to Him.
Be encouraged today that you are not ever alone and you have been part of Gods plan and his blessing for a very long time.
Have a great day
Rob
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