I have been reading Ephesians this month –
I should say, I have been trying to read Ephesians this month.
I just wanted to read the first three chapters
but I can’t seem to get past the first chapter.
In fact, I can’t seem to get past verses 4-9.
They capture my attention every time!
“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ
“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ
to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family
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.
So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out
This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out
on us who belong to his dear Son.
He is so rich in kindness and grace that
He is so rich in kindness and grace that
he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son
and forgave our sins.
He has showered his kindness on us,
He has showered his kindness on us,
along with all wisdom and understanding.
God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ,
a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure.”
(Eph 1:4-9 NLT)
Take a moment to consider what it means to belong to Father God.
Truly He has showered Great Kindness on us –
God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ,
a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure.”
(Eph 1:4-9 NLT)
Take a moment to consider what it means to belong to Father God.
Truly He has showered Great Kindness on us –
yet it was His own desire He was fulfilling.
Realize that making you His own is His own good pleasure.
In other words, when He made you His own,
Realize that making you His own is His own good pleasure.
In other words, when He made you His own,
He was indulging Himself!
5 comments:
Ah yes fire within. The book I have been reading since the year 2001. I have never finished it. I keep going back to it though. We love Thomas Dubay. My fave is the evidential power of beauty, which is now laying on my bedside table because I re-read it as often as possible. I love love love it.
Just a thought for you my brother said I should read Thomas Dubay's "Prayer Primer" before Fire Within. Fire Within is a tough read for me...enjoyable but tough. Still working om it. I am also reading St. John of the Cross which as you know is one of the Saints Fire Within is written about.
But I know you all too well you probably wouldn't have an ounce of trouble with Fire Within. You are so wordy and whatnot.
I love you tremendously.
Thank you Mrs McPherson. Your words of encouragement are welcome and the reminder of the things we learned are as a soothing breeze to my soul. We are totally upside-down in our thinking aren't we....
Thanks for the encouragement to let go but I think is even better because jumping envolves more of the will to do it rather than just letting go. I figure there two kinds of people in this world...... those who choose to jump off the ledge that God is telling them to and those who God has to pull and pull until they finally let go. I (though I have done both) would rather do the former rather than the later. ;-) The cool thing about jumping off the ledge is that He is right there to catch us and guide us to the prepared place in Him. He might let us free-fall for a couple seconds but He is faithful to catch us when we obey Him.
Happy jumping to us all!!!
J@KE
Thanks for the encouragement to let go but I think jumping off the ledge is even better because jumping envolves more of the will to do it rather than just letting go. I figure there two kinds of people in this world...... those who choose to jump off the ledge that God is telling them to and those who God has to pull and pull until they finally let go. I (though I have done both) would rather do the former rather than the later. ;-) The cool thing about jumping off the ledge is that He is right there to catch us and guide us to the prepared place in Him. He might let us free-fall for a couple seconds but He is faithful to catch us when we obey Him.
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Yes we had great weather!!
Jesus cares for even the most teeny issues in my life. Just like 22's. He is always finding way to make me stand in awe of his great love.
We had such a wonderful time with the girls. They are such unique and beautiful individuals.
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