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 →

The Burdens of Others

Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  Galatians 6:2  NIV   A teenager was in the process of repainting his van in the high schools' shop class.  While in the process, he used a primer to paint his grad-year numbers on the side of it.  But before... Continue Reading →

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