Category: Ephesians 5
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Encouraging Words
Ephesians 5:18-19 “Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.” I have a friend who is a Christian musician. He plays the organ every week in either one or two churches while his wife accompanies him on the piano. He…
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A Word to Spouses
Ephesians 5:22 “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” If you would like an example of how this world’s thinking is antithetical to the mind of God, bring up Ephesians 5:22 in a group of non-Christians. And if…
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Boomerangs
Ephesians 5:28 “He who loves his wife loves himself.” There are some things in the Bible that are so easy to pass over. If you are a Christian, you’ve likely read the passage above many times. I know I have. But have we really stopped to think about it?! Has it ever caused us to…
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The Shrewd
Ephesians 5:15-16 “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” There are some things that non-Christians are typically much better at than Christians. The reason I know this is that Jesus told us so. In Luke 16:8 He says this: “The sons…
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Cherish
Ephesians 5:29-30 “He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of His body.” Sometimes when I read the Scriptures, I get hit between the eyes. Actually, I probably should get hit like this every time I…
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Opportunities
Ephesians 5:15-17 “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Are you making the most of the opportunities God is giving you to serve Him? It’s a sobering question,…
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The Walk of the Wise
Ephesians 5:15-17 “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Are you wise? What does that even mean? In biblical language wisdom is the opposite of foolishness…
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Wise choices
Ephesians 5:15-17 “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” One of God’s most precious gifts is time. For reasons only He knows, some are given much more…
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How’s your sense of smell?
Ephesians 5:10 “find out what pleases the Lord.” Have you heard of the “smellicopter”? I hadn’t either. A “smellicopter” is a recent invention based on the science of biomimetics (https://creation.com/smellicopter). Biomimetics is a field that studies ways to mimic the incredible designs found in nature in ways that are beneficial to us. In this case,…
To Encourage You 