07/05               Ephesians 1:9-10 

God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. 10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. 

JESUS

Jesus is God’s everything.  He will do all things and in end receive all things.  He is Lord of creation and completion.  Follow Jesus and He will lead you in the way you should go.  Jesus will not desert you nor will He let you drift away from His way.  Lord God almighty hear our need and answer our prayers and we know that you will. 

07/04               Ephesians 1:6-8 

So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. 7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 8 He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. 

PRAISE

GOD gives us showers of blessing with His grace.  It is poured out upon us lavishly because He loves us so much.  His love exceeds our ability to comprehend His devotion to us so He also lavishly gives us His wisdom and His understanding.  When you are facing difficulty of any kind ask the Lord and He will give you the wisdom and understanding you need to chart a course from problems to providence.  He will guide you and get you to where you need to go.  The only caveat is that you have to follow Him.  He will not push you if you refuse therefore seek Him with all your heart and He will draw near to you. 

07/03               Ephesians 1:4-5 

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 

PLAN

God has a plan.  It includes you.  It has been in place before the beginning of anything and Has always been the same.  HIS plan is that you will be saved by His grace, the Lord Jesus, and that it is always a free gift from God.  His love calls us.  His love attracts us.  His love will sustain us as He pours out His eternal grace upon us and brings us into His family from the moment we surrender our heart to Him.  God is love and He loves us. 

07/02               Ephesians 1:3 

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 

EVERY

Everything we need we have in Jesus.  Once you come to Jesus you don’t need anything else because Jesus is God’s everything.  He is Lord overall and He is our Lord.  Jesus is our source and our resource.  Talk with Him now and every minute from now on.  Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you. 

07/01               Ephesians 1:1-2 

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 

GIFT

Note that grace and peace are gifts from the Lord.  He gives us what we need and cannot earn-grace.  We are no longer at war with God and He has gifted us with His peace.  Two important things we need every day.  He is blessing us in all that we do and consistently giving us what we need and cannot earn every day.  Praise the Lord today.  He is worthy of all of our praise. 

06/30          Romans 4:23-25 

And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded 24 for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.  25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.

BELIEVE

Believe God.  Believe His promises.  Believe what He says to you.  Follow through in obedience.  Let Him grow you faith.  Know that His Word is true.  Experience His fellowship with you.  Let Him have hold of your heart and know the truth.  The Lord God will do what He says He will do and will never forsake you.  When all else fails the Lord God will never fail.   

06/29          Romans 4:20-22 

Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. 21 He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. 22 And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. 

GROW

Stand with the Lord.  Let Him grow your faith day by day.  Listen to His promises.  Pray.  Obey.  Watch as His promises to you become real the day of the promise and the actual fulfillment of the promise a foregone conclusion.  The Lord God almighty is more than able and faithful to do as He says.  He will do it. 

06/28          Romans 4:19 

And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. 

IMPOSSIBLE

The Lord is able.  Nothing is impossible with Him.  Stand firm. His Word is true.  He will not fail you.  Jesus will see you through.  Trust in Him and He will do it. 

06/27          Romans 4:18

Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” 

CERTAIN

We have real hope in Jesus.  He will deliver.  He is our hope.  Things may look hopeless and you may not see a way but His promise is certain.  Have faith in Christ.  Have faith that He will do exactly what He says He will do.  Jesus is Lord. 

06/26          Romans 4:17 

That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.

BELIEVE
We believe, Lord help our unbelief.  The Lord is the giver of faith and we hold that faith dear and near.  We read His Word, we experience His activity in us and we know Him better.  As we know Him we obey Him our faith grows and we serve Him.  Our faith calls us to a radical life-surrendered to Jesus.