July 6, 2010
Ephesians 1
Eph. 2-1 (verse 2 comes before verse 1) May grace and peace be yours, sent to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. This letter is from Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.
1:3
- Blessed; In a state of blessedness (holiness)
- God – means Trinity
- In Deed
- Father Generator
- Our
- Owner; Lord – one who owns us…one who is owned (we are His slaves)
- Jesus
- Christ – Anointed, literally means Messiah
- Who- This Jesus
- Blessed - To praise, to set apart
- Us – Our
- With – in, by or with
- All – collectively, everyone
- Spiritual – (Numatikos -breath, air) pertaining to the Spirit, (Spirit dwells with us, Soul –eternal identity) from the Holy Spirit, not of man
- Blessings – to laude (praise) “applaud”; a blessing from our faithfulness to God, a praise from God to you, He is captivating us
- In – by
- Heavenly- literally means heaven
- Places-
- In- by
- Christ- Anointed, Messiah
God has been showing me that ultimate peace comes from Him. Meditating on this verse today I see that He abides in me and that He knows exactly what I am going through, no human can fully understands us like God does. I was thinking about that today. And as I prayed I sensed peace that God knows every detail about me. It amazes me when I think of that! He knows every thought, feeling, every detail that is going on in our body, etc.. He also knows the past, present, future, He numbers our days on this planet. Often times we may feel alone in this world, but it is increadiable to think we are not by ourselves, God's love abides in us every second. We can take that love everywhere, whether we are asleep in bed, at work, in the car, we can call out to God at anytime. What is encouraging me more, is just being still and asking to hear God's voice within me and listening to Christian music is so powerful! God wants to have peace, He is showing me to take one day at a time. I have realized if I plan completely on my own, it will not be God's will in my life. Be blessed!
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