Ephesians 1:18-19
18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,
Obedience
We don't have to know all the answers to remain faithful.
God
It is truth alone that capacitates any soul to glorify God.
Matthew 9:21
[A desperate and lonely woman who had been ill for years came to Jesus for healing.] She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed."
Thoughts on This Verse....
The woman who said this to herself knew ostracism and loneliness because of her 12 year bout with an illness that made her unclean under Jewish law. She was imprisoned in isolation because of this condition. Just as Jesus freed her from her prison (vs. 22), he longs to free you from yours as well. What holds you captive?
Jesus longs to give you freedom through five gifts: 1) the Scripture to help you know God's will, 2) your surrender to his lordship, 3) cleansing from your sin and guilt, 4) the gift of the Holy Spirit to empower you, and 5) a family of brothers and sisters in Christ to support you and hold you accountable. These are God's five precious keys to freedom.
Spiritual Quotes
"Man does not rule over evil except when he refuses to do it. When he has truly done evil, he is its servant." - Hildegard of Bingen
"If you cannot hate evil, you cannot love good." — Struthers Burt
"Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance." — C. S. Lewis
18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,
Obedience
We don't have to know all the answers to remain faithful.
God
It is truth alone that capacitates any soul to glorify God.
Matthew 9:21
[A desperate and lonely woman who had been ill for years came to Jesus for healing.] She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed."
Thoughts on This Verse....
The woman who said this to herself knew ostracism and loneliness because of her 12 year bout with an illness that made her unclean under Jewish law. She was imprisoned in isolation because of this condition. Just as Jesus freed her from her prison (vs. 22), he longs to free you from yours as well. What holds you captive?
Jesus longs to give you freedom through five gifts: 1) the Scripture to help you know God's will, 2) your surrender to his lordship, 3) cleansing from your sin and guilt, 4) the gift of the Holy Spirit to empower you, and 5) a family of brothers and sisters in Christ to support you and hold you accountable. These are God's five precious keys to freedom.
Spiritual Quotes
"Man does not rule over evil except when he refuses to do it. When he has truly done evil, he is its servant." - Hildegard of Bingen
"If you cannot hate evil, you cannot love good." — Struthers Burt
"Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance." — C. S. Lewis
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