Each week of devotions throughout our Live Worthy series on Ephesians will be spent on a single chapter. We encourage you to re-read the chapter each day. Additionally, we will focus on a few key verses each day. This week, we will focus on chapter 1 of Ephesians
Read Ephesians 1
Focus Verses: Ephesians 1:15-21 ESV
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
I love how Paul encourages the church at Ephesus in today’s passage. He finds joy and is grateful for how they have lived out his teachings and their faith in practical and tangible ways. And he continues to encourage them in his prayers for wisdom and depth of understanding for all of who God is, his love and plans for them, and the power of Jesus that continues to be at work in them. What a beautiful way to lift up his friends! Spend some time today in prayer for the people in your life who are aiming at a life marked by their love and obedience to follow Jesus with all that they have. And then maybe, like Paul, send them a note to let them know you see God at work in them, encouraging them to keep going – that God loves them and has so much in store for them.
