Ephesians 1

"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which he lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which he purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on earth."  -Ephesians 1:7-10


"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe."  - Ephesians 18,19a


It feels good to be ruled by Christ, and to live from and in the Spirit.  Ephesians 1 is worth reading many, many times and I hope that y'all find time to pray through it this week.

Practically, I think if you had to sum up the message of the gospel for somebody, this might be the perfect chapter to do it with.  What do you think?

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