The One Far Above

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.  Ephesians 1:21  NIV   A man wanted to pray with visitors that had come to study the Bible with him.  But they said that they would... Continue Reading →

Ask God For

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.  Ephesians 1:17   There was once a youth retreat organized in a safari camp in Africa.  Accompanying the youths were several adults and one grandmother. ... Continue Reading →

Marked in Christ

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,  Ephesians 1:13  NIV   Two men were working in Asia in a remote and luxurious resort.  The complex included many hotels, apartments... Continue Reading →

Mystery Made Known

And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,  Ephesians 1:9  NIV A professional mascot in the NBA once did a sketch during one of his team´s home games.  An evil magician tied up the mascot and took him to the middle of... Continue Reading →

To Be Adopted

he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will        Ephesians 1:5  NIV   They took a teenaged boy from a different country into their home.  They treated him as if he were their own son.  He had his own family back in his own country,... Continue Reading →

Spiritual Blessing

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.  Ephesians 1:3  NIV   The sun was just peaking above the sea when his feet hit the sand.  The man ran along the shore as the waves broke nearby. ... Continue Reading →

A New Creation

Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation.  Galatians 6:15  NIV   Two men met one day on a beach.  They were playing with their children in the sand.  One man was a devote member of a church.  He had faithfully attended for years.  He was a builder by trade and... Continue Reading →

What to Boast

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.  Galatians 6:14  NIV   A girl came nearly every day to visit a high school boy.  She was one of the top students in his class.  She came... Continue Reading →

Do Not Give Up!

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Galatians 6:9   There was a man who had been raised in a Christian home.  His parents taught him to pray to the Lord.  He had read his Bible and had... Continue Reading →

Please the Spirit

The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.  Galatians 6:8   The children were playing one day behind their house when another kid from school came by.  Their parents were not around.  The... Continue Reading →

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