February 15, 2020
Accepted into the beloved
He has given us wonderful blessings in Christ Jesus
EPHESIANS 1 13-23
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.
Paul's desire that they receive a spirit of wisdom and knowledge that they might know the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. Jesus is above principality, power, might, and dominion, and every name on earth.
(I see this as Paul saying that there is nothing greater than Jesus.)
My Prayer:
God grant me a spirit of wisdom and knowledge.
I want to experience the inheritance. I know that its our nature to be selfish. We want things for just the purpose of just having things. We get respect from people when we have money. In this earth you get open doors when you can cash out. In my opinion things for the right reason is simply to glorify God. It shows that God is good to his people. I am not sure we will ever be problem free. We all have problems no matter if we are saved or not. But today the problem is not the focus but what I genuinely mean is we are growing, learning, and overcoming. The devil works hard to play with our minds. Oh you are doing well; you are saved (sometimes it may not be so). Or you are accused and imprisoned (so that means we are not saved). But when we read the bible lots of men where imprison falsely. God says visit those in jail because it may not be what is looks like. Romans taught me things are not what they look like. God is the only righteous judge; just do good to one anther. That felon may not be the person you think they are. That rich person sitting in the best seat in the temple may be the biggest devil you will ever meet. Just treat all men the same. The outer circumstances are complex. The devil plays with that. A label comes from people and its not something to determine how you going to treat that person. But look at how they treat poor people. How they talk about people. Of course some folks speak well of the rich and famous but how do they treat everyday people. That is better than just saying oh that criminal; or that low down felon. Oh we love the famous. There is nothing wrong with either group but as a Christian we are called to love EVERY BODY with a body. The lowdown, no good, good for nothing, white, black, small eyes, big nose, talk to much, rich, poor, lying, etc...I may not deal with everybody but I surely wont be mistreating anybody. I will not give passes to the rich but I like to treat all men all the same.
Inheritance:
something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition:
a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion:
This passage is wonderful because we will inherit a lot of wonderful things. Chapter one is telling us about the nice blessings. I want to keep an open mind too. I think people want the material things but think with me for a moment. In order to get to there what about knowledge and wisdom.
How can you be anything without the knowledge of how to obtain it. Its silly to focus on things. But focus on the inner person and all those other things will be added. I really believe its not a rush to have them. If I was building a house. I would lay the foundation, put the walls up, paint, install the rooms etc....If you are building a person. Give it time. Don't let the devil frustrate you.
I know God knows when we can have things and be the person he wants us to be. I trust God to give to me according to what I can handle. I don't trust myself sometimes. What I mean is when it comes to money we say one thing; but do something else. For example, Lord give me a million dollars and I will go on a mission trip; but turn around we end up with 200 new pairs of shoes.
But when a person is mature and stable God knows before we know. He will grant us the beautiful things we desire. Let God build an awesome person who will go to heaven. The children of Israel was in the wilderness for 40 years. I really don't think God is in a rush. I really think its more about us. I don't have it the way I want it but I'm okay to trust him. He knows me better than me.
He has given us wonderful blessings in Christ Jesus
EPHESIANS 1 13-23
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.
Paul's desire that they receive a spirit of wisdom and knowledge that they might know the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. Jesus is above principality, power, might, and dominion, and every name on earth.
(I see this as Paul saying that there is nothing greater than Jesus.)
My Prayer:
God grant me a spirit of wisdom and knowledge.
I want to experience the inheritance. I know that its our nature to be selfish. We want things for just the purpose of just having things. We get respect from people when we have money. In this earth you get open doors when you can cash out. In my opinion things for the right reason is simply to glorify God. It shows that God is good to his people. I am not sure we will ever be problem free. We all have problems no matter if we are saved or not. But today the problem is not the focus but what I genuinely mean is we are growing, learning, and overcoming. The devil works hard to play with our minds. Oh you are doing well; you are saved (sometimes it may not be so). Or you are accused and imprisoned (so that means we are not saved). But when we read the bible lots of men where imprison falsely. God says visit those in jail because it may not be what is looks like. Romans taught me things are not what they look like. God is the only righteous judge; just do good to one anther. That felon may not be the person you think they are. That rich person sitting in the best seat in the temple may be the biggest devil you will ever meet. Just treat all men the same. The outer circumstances are complex. The devil plays with that. A label comes from people and its not something to determine how you going to treat that person. But look at how they treat poor people. How they talk about people. Of course some folks speak well of the rich and famous but how do they treat everyday people. That is better than just saying oh that criminal; or that low down felon. Oh we love the famous. There is nothing wrong with either group but as a Christian we are called to love EVERY BODY with a body. The lowdown, no good, good for nothing, white, black, small eyes, big nose, talk to much, rich, poor, lying, etc...I may not deal with everybody but I surely wont be mistreating anybody. I will not give passes to the rich but I like to treat all men all the same.
Inheritance:
something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition:
a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion:
This passage is wonderful because we will inherit a lot of wonderful things. Chapter one is telling us about the nice blessings. I want to keep an open mind too. I think people want the material things but think with me for a moment. In order to get to there what about knowledge and wisdom.
How can you be anything without the knowledge of how to obtain it. Its silly to focus on things. But focus on the inner person and all those other things will be added. I really believe its not a rush to have them. If I was building a house. I would lay the foundation, put the walls up, paint, install the rooms etc....If you are building a person. Give it time. Don't let the devil frustrate you.
I know God knows when we can have things and be the person he wants us to be. I trust God to give to me according to what I can handle. I don't trust myself sometimes. What I mean is when it comes to money we say one thing; but do something else. For example, Lord give me a million dollars and I will go on a mission trip; but turn around we end up with 200 new pairs of shoes.
But when a person is mature and stable God knows before we know. He will grant us the beautiful things we desire. Let God build an awesome person who will go to heaven. The children of Israel was in the wilderness for 40 years. I really don't think God is in a rush. I really think its more about us. I don't have it the way I want it but I'm okay to trust him. He knows me better than me.
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