The New Testament in 50 days – day 31

The Bronze reading on this 31st day of our ‘sprint’ through the New Testament is one of the most ‘beautiful’ chapters in Scripture, Ephesians 1.  Here are just a few thoughts to whet your appetite:

• is there a more tender or wonderful passage in the Bible than Eph. 1:4-8?  Go back and read it s-l-o-w-l-y!
• as wonderful as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is, verse 14 reminds us that it’s just the down payment that guarantees the rest of our inheritance!
• love the prayer of verse 18, and as Dr. Hayford reminded us this past Sunday, it’s one thing to see, but another thing to perceive! ‘Lord, enlighten our eyes!’
• Ephesians 1:19-20 gives us the incredible news that the power of the Holy Spirit that works in us is the very same power that brought Jesus out of the grave! Selah.
• If God has put all things under Jesus’ feet, and the Church is His body, doesn’t that mean all things are under us, too? (see Eph. 1:22-23)

What a great chapter!  What insights did you receive as you read today?  Share them below and let’s encourage each other as we ‘work the Word into our lives’-