Be Filled With

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.  Ephesians 5:18  NIV   The man got home and went straight to the fridge.  He had been waiting for this moment.  He grabbed a cold one and cracked it open.  He probably could have heard a little voice inside... Continue Reading →

Empty Words

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.  Ephesians 5:6  NIV   A family visiting another country went to stay with another family in their home.  Their hosts received them well and warmly.  It was more than evident that this home was... Continue Reading →

Be Kind

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.  Ephesians 4:32  NIV   In the course of two years, a man worked in three different jobs.  In the first two jobs, he had kind and caring bosses.  They went out of their way to make him feel... Continue Reading →

The New Self

  and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  Ephesians 4:24  NIV   A group of friends was concerned for a boy in the class above them.  He had fallen in with the wrong crowd.  He started hanging out with the rebels of the school.  They... Continue Reading →

How Wide

may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,  Ephesians 3:18  NIV   A youth was waiting for his family in a car early one morning and praying to God.  Suddenly he was given a peek into eternity.  He did not... Continue Reading →

Eternal Purposes

according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Ephesians 3:11  NIV   A teenager was asked by his employer if he wanted to run a new location he was planning to open.  The teenager was keen but the new business never opened.  A couple of years later, that same young... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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