07/02               Ephesians 1:3 

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 

EVERY

Everything we need we have in Jesus.  Once you come to Jesus you don’t need anything else because Jesus is God’s everything.  He is Lord overall and He is our Lord.  Jesus is our source and our resource.  Talk with Him now and every minute from now on.  Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you. 

07/01               Ephesians 1:1-2 

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 

GIFT

Note that grace and peace are gifts from the Lord.  He gives us what we need and cannot earn-grace.  We are no longer at war with God and He has gifted us with His peace.  Two important things we need every day.  He is blessing us in all that we do and consistently giving us what we need and cannot earn every day.  Praise the Lord today.  He is worthy of all of our praise. 

06/30          Romans 4:23-25 

And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded 24 for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.  25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.

BELIEVE

Believe God.  Believe His promises.  Believe what He says to you.  Follow through in obedience.  Let Him grow you faith.  Know that His Word is true.  Experience His fellowship with you.  Let Him have hold of your heart and know the truth.  The Lord God will do what He says He will do and will never forsake you.  When all else fails the Lord God will never fail.   

06/29          Romans 4:20-22 

Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. 21 He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. 22 And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. 

GROW

Stand with the Lord.  Let Him grow your faith day by day.  Listen to His promises.  Pray.  Obey.  Watch as His promises to you become real the day of the promise and the actual fulfillment of the promise a foregone conclusion.  The Lord God almighty is more than able and faithful to do as He says.  He will do it. 

06/28          Romans 4:19 

And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. 

IMPOSSIBLE

The Lord is able.  Nothing is impossible with Him.  Stand firm. His Word is true.  He will not fail you.  Jesus will see you through.  Trust in Him and He will do it. 

06/27          Romans 4:18

Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” 

CERTAIN

We have real hope in Jesus.  He will deliver.  He is our hope.  Things may look hopeless and you may not see a way but His promise is certain.  Have faith in Christ.  Have faith that He will do exactly what He says He will do.  Jesus is Lord. 

06/26          Romans 4:17 

That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.

BELIEVE
We believe, Lord help our unbelief.  The Lord is the giver of faith and we hold that faith dear and near.  We read His Word, we experience His activity in us and we know Him better.  As we know Him we obey Him our faith grows and we serve Him.  Our faith calls us to a radical life-surrendered to Jesus. 

06/25          Romans 4:15-16 

For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)  16 So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. 

FAITH

Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He has given you new life and you will be saved.  Believe every day.  Believe.  Believe in Him and you will be saved, New Life in Jesus Christ. 

06/24          Romans 4:12-14 

And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.  13 Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith. 14 If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless. 

PROMISE

God has promised that you will have a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.  His promise to you is that by faith you can depend on Him.  God is trustworthy.  You are the recipient of His love and grace gift-new life in Jesus Christ.  Ask Him and He is faithful and righteous to forgive. 

06/23          Romans 4:8

8 Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin.”  9Now, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it also for uncircumcised Gentiles? Well, we have been saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by God because of his faith. 10 But how did this happen? Was he counted as righteous only after he was circumcised, or was it before he was circumcised? Clearly, God accepted Abraham before he was circumcised! 11 Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous—even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith. 

ALREADY

We look to Jesus for our salvation.  He forgives us, He cleans us up and presents us to the Father bathed in His righteousness.  All we do is believe.  I believe the Lord and He has already done everything I need to be in a right relationship with our Father God.  Father, Son and Holy Spirit breathe on me and make me the kind of person that you can use.  The Lord was able to use Abraham because He believed God.  I believe God and have faith that Jesus has saved me.  Praise the Lord.