“to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved.” + Ephesians 1:6 In my previous blog (Sons, Through the Son) I talked about verse five in Ephesians chapter one. I discussed two driving forces of God’s purpose for adopting us into His family – His love and His will. The […]
Sons, Through the Son
“In love [5] He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will.” + Ephesians 1:5 Christian, God is not angry with you. He is not mad at you. He is not upset with you. He is not disappointed with you. He doesn’t regret saving you. He is […]
Before the Foundation
“…even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before Him.” Christian, you are chosen and loved by God before time as we know it began. Let that sink in. This is an awe-inspiring, breath-taking reality. This is the type of grace that is […]
In Christ, All Things
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.” + Ephesians 1:3 In Christ, God, our Father holds nothing from us. We receive EVERY spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. He keeps no good thing back. Freely he has […]
Grace to You
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” + Ephesians 1:2 “‘Grace to you.’ Paul begins every letter with an implicit reminder to his readers of God’s active & default posture towards his children.” + @forthechurch Amazing. In, through, and because of the work of Christ on our behalf […]