Posted by
Bob Miller on Sunday, May 11, 2008 3:25:47 PM
If you look at the date of my last post, you will notice a
significant time lapse. I was obviously not prepared to maintain a
successful blog on my first start. After much thought as to what I would
like to blog about, I think I am ready to start again, so here goes my current
attempt to contend for the faith I have in Jesus Christ and His church here on
Earth.
I have been studying the book of Ephesians for several months and I will start
my blogging on what I have learned. My
most effective Scripture study comes when I use the Life Change Series from
Navpress. I would encourage anyone to
check this approach out for either personal or group study of God’s Word.
Through his letter to the Ephesians, I think Paul wanted to
produce a sense of awe for the many blessings we have received through Jesus
Christ. I say “we” because I
believe that Paul’s writings nearly 2000 years ago were meant to transcend time
and place to inspire and instruct us today. His desire for the church is my desire as
well. As I let the words of Ephesians
permeate my mind, I feel a sense of responsibility to fellow believers to remind
them and show them that their faith is
in Christ first and anything else must be subservient to that
relationship.
I need to be reminded often of the spiritual blessings I
have received in Christ (accepting Christ as my Lord and Savior). The worldly environment that I live in tends
to cloud my memory of those blessings, but in the first Chapter of Ephesians we
are emphatically reminded of what God has done for those who believe in Christ.
Take a few minutes to read verses 1-14 of the first chapter
of Ephesians and note all of the times that Paul uses the key phrases “in him”
or “in Christ” and the blessing that is
associated to each reference.
If you are not a believer in Christ, I urge you to contemplate how these blessings might change your life if you were to accept Christ as Lord and Savior of your life. Please contact me or a believer you know and trust if your heart is yearning these blessings from God.