Category - Devotionals

10/01          Ephesians 4:1-3

1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.  2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 

PERSONAL

Our faith is personal and so is our responsibility.  I have a responsibility to care for those around me doing it with an humble attitude. I am a servant. 

09/30               Ephesians 3:19-21

19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.  20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.  21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.

LOVE

Amen Lord.  Amen.  We are so needy and weak and yet You Lord make a great to do over us.  You came into our world and suffered as each one of us suffer and yet without sin.  You willing died for each one of us as if there were no other of us and the power of God the Father raised You from the dead and seated You at His right hand. Now You continue in Your love for us. Glory to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ for His precious love and watch-care over us.  Praise the name of the Lord. 

09/29               Ephesians 3:17-18

17Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 

KNOW

I want to know Your love Lord in all its fullness.  Thank you for caring for me.  Thank you for sharing your love with me.  I am so grateful for salvation and Your process of sanctification.  Help me to grow and to always be maturing.  Jesus is God’s everything. 

09/28               Ephesians 3:14-16

14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 

HELP

Lord I need Your help.  I will not survive on my own.  Equip me to survive and thrive in the local Church.  I am most grateful for strength and peace. 

09/27               Ephesians 3:11-13

11 This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. 

12Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. 13 So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored. 

SUFFER

In this World we will suffer and in His body we find help for our suffering.  The Church is the healing place and it is filled with needy people. We help each other.  Serve and grow. 

09/26               Ephesians 3:9-10

9 I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning. 10God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 

CHURCH

Lord You are active in Your body the Church.  It is a local body of believers that have banded together because we need each other. We honor and glorify You in the local Church and HELP one another.  The Church is the bride of Christ.  It is Your representation on the Earth.   

09/25               Ephesians 3:7-8

7 By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News. 8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.

GRACE

Father Your grace is giving us what we need and cannot earn.  Remind me that when I am awake and when I am asleep Your grace is sufficient for me.  I want to know you better Lord.  Thank you for Your grace.

09/24               Ephesians 3:4 

4 As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.  5 God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets. 6 And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. 

BELONG

Whatever has happened in my life, I still belong Lord.  Christ brought me into Your family by His sacrifice and Your power-He forgave me and gave me a new heart and a new life.  Now I will belong to You forever.  Praise the name of the Lord for He saved me. 

09/23               Ephesians 3:1-3

1 When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles,

2 assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.  3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. 

MYSTERY

The plan of God was a mystery that has been revealed in Jesus Christ.  Thank You Lord Jesus for coming to Earth, living a perfect life and dying to pay the price of my sin.  Then the Father raised You from the dead and seated You at His right hand where You are seated this very moment.  Thank you Lord for saving me and for saving my forever.  What a wonderful plan our Father has revealed.  A free gift that only requires my consent and belief. Jesus is Lord.  He is the Son of God. 

09/22               Psalm 119:169-176

169   O LORD listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised.  170 Listen to my prayer; rescue me as you promised.  171 Let praise flow from my lips, for you have taught me your decrees.  172 Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right.  173 Give me a helping hand, for I have chosen to follow your commandments.  174 O LORD, I have longed for your rescue, and your instructions are my delight.  175 Let me live so I can praise you, and may your regulations help me.  176 I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.

WANDERED

Lord in late life I have wandered, please come and find me.  I know that You will because I belong to You.  Thank you that our relationship is always lasting.  I will praise You Lord forever.  Thank you.