Daily Devotionals


Category Archives: Ephesians (2009)

making the most

So be careful how you live, not as fools but as those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity for doing good in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, let [...]

true love

God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, [...]

imitators of God

Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1, 2Ephesians 5:1, 2English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV5 1 Do as God does. After all, you are his dear children. 2 ; [...]

not an excuse

As they were walking along someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you no matter where you go.” But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but I, the Son of Man, have no home of my own, not even a place to lay my head.” He said to another [...]

moved out

“At last!” Adam exclaimed. “She is part of my own flesh and bone! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of man.” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Genesis 2:23-24Genesis 2:23-24English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV23 [...]