10/29          Ephesians 6:20 

I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should. 

WATCH

Watch your walk.  Spend time with Jesus.  Walk your talk and if you submit your walk to Jesus He will help you maintain you daily walk.  Without Jesus you will not survive.  He is Lord, Lord of all, Lord!

10/28          Ephesians 6:17-19 

Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. 19 And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike. 

PRAY

We are called to pray for one another.  We are called to pray all the time.  Our prayers are a part of the normal Christian life.  Pray.  Pray persistently.  Pray with passion and fervor.  Pray. 

10/27          Ephesians 6:14-16 

Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. 15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. 

WE

We are in the world but not of the world.  Jesus our Lord seeks to provide us with the know how for engaging in the battles of life.  Stand firm.  Claim His promises.  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.  He is God’s everything and He loves us. 

10/26          Ephesians 6:10 

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.  13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 

POWER

Power comes from God and He offers His power to us so that we can live a Godly life.  By faith we claim this power and by faith we use this power.  Jesus loves you and me and He is offering us the ability to stand in the face of the evil in the world.  Keep your focus on Christ and you will survive and grow in Christ likeness. 

10/25          Ephesians 6:8-9

Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free. 9  Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don’t threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites.

JESUS

Jesus is here with us.  He knows what we are doing.  He calls us to a new ethic-a Godly ethic of treating people the same way we want to be treated.  People count with Jesus. 

10/24          Ephesians 6:4-7             

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. 6 Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. 7 Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 

REAL

People count with Jesus.  It’s important that people count with us.  If we are becoming more like Jesus people will become important in our lives.  People count with the Lord. 

10/22          Ephesians 5:31-33 

As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” 32 This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. 33 So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

OBEY

Obey the word of the Lord.  It’s easy to understand and simple to follow, and we are called to obey Him. 

10/21          Ephesians 5:30

And we are members of his body. 

WE

We belong to Jesus.  All of us.  Focus your life with that in mind.  We are bought with a price and Christ paid that price.  We belong to Jesus. 

10/20          Ephesians 5:27-29 

He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. 

CHURCH

The church belongs to Jesus.  Remember that when you go and let it change the way you act.  The church belongs to Jesus, not to you and me. 

10/19          Ephesians 5:20-26 

And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.  22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord.  23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.  24 As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.  25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. 

DO

Do the next right thing.  In all your actions and interactions remember that we are called to do the right thing.  Obey the Lord.  Love one another.  Do the next right thing.