Scripture: Ephesians 1.  

OBSERVATION
(What is God saying here?)

Ephesians 1:19-20 (NLT)

19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power

20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.

APPLICATION
(How Can I apply what God is saying here to my circumstances today?)

Paul spent most of this first chapter of Ephesians reminding the church at Ephesus how great our God is, and how awesome He is, in that He saved us by choosing us and sacrificing His Son to die for us, so that we may truly live eternally with Him in glory. I believe that this is something that the people of God need to be reminded about today also. I bet that for those of you reading this today, you are probably very much like me, in that we become so caught up in our own little world of personal problems, family challenges and church weakenesses, that we lose sight of the awesome power of the God that we love and serve. I encourage you to consider and be reminded that the One who created this world, that brought us into existence, that saw us choosing to go our own way and lose sight of Him and could not follow His commands, but yet He sacrificed His One and only Son so that the way might be open for us to accept this gift as the means for forgiveness of our sins and a right relationship with Him, our Creator, Lord and Savior! Wow, what a Savior! Wow, how could we wallow in self-pity and weakness when we have a resource like this by our side, and in our hearts and lives? The keys to the kingdom are ours friends! The answers are in the Book to all of life’s challenges and are readily available to us through God’s Holy Spirit that dwells in each of our hearts that have been cleansed and surrendered to the Master. As Paul said in the above verses, the same power that raised Jesus from the dead, is available to us as children of God. Why not commit with me today to lean not on our own understanding, depend not only on our own strength, but on the power of this awesome God that dwells within us, through the presence of His Holy Spirit.

PRAYER
(With God’s help, what am I going to do differently today because He said it?)

Lord Jesus, I must seek Your forgiveness today, for far too long have I tried to solve life’s problems on my own and tried to fix everything on my own. I am reminded today that I serve an all-powerful Savior who cares for me and for the things in my life, the lives of my family, the concerns of my church family and for those that I come into contact with each day. Please help me to always welcome and allow Your Son, Your powerful hand and Your awesome presence to fill my life and be such a part of my everyday decisions that I will always reflect back on Your mighty works and give You praise. I know that it is only through Your awesome power that many of the needs that concern me today will be met. Please have Your will and way in my life today.

 

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