Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… until the redemption of those who are God’s possession
Summary: In this passage, Paul points us to an important aspect of our present and future condition, and our relationship with God’s Holy Spirit.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:14b – Believing is Seeing”… who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance …
Summary: Deposits come in all amounts, large and small. The deposit paid for you and I was beyond measure.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:14a – Beer Money”… the promised Holy Spirit,
Summary: Trying to describe the message of the Bible is a bit like a blind man trying to describe an elephant. There are a lot of parts to the book to get to know.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:13f – The Whole Elephant”… you were marked in him with a seal,
Summary: Being marked with a seal isn’t quite as rare as one might think. It used to happen to me all the time. Yet nothing quite compares to the mark left by God’s Holy Spirit.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:13e – Sealed With a Kiss”When you believed …
Summary: The topic of belief is a very deep well. Paul’s use of the word in Ephesians is directly related to the gospel of salvation. This is the “message of truth” Paul is talking about.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:13d – A Reason to Believe”… the gospel of your salvation.
Summary: What is the gospel? What is salvation? Is it really important to know?
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:13c – Good News!”… when you heard the message of truth …
Summary: Paul points us to the “message of truth.” When we think about it, the question, “What is truth?” echoes throughout history. Even in our contemporary world, the question still applies.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:13b – What is Truth?”And you also were included in Christ …
Summary: Some passages are a challenge for the translators, and this is one of them. Perhaps because there are many ways to look at the passage, there are many things to learn.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:13a – Included in Christ”… in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
Summary: Understanding Paul’s words in this verse requires having a glimpse of God’s glory.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:12 – Praise and Glory”… according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
Summary: The opposite of a plan is worse than no plan at all. It is the willful interruption of a plan. God has a plan, and his enemy is constantly working to disrupt it.
Continue reading “Ephesians 1:11b – God’s Plan”