Ephesians Devotionals

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1. Ephesians 1: Chosen Before the World Began

   Ephesians 1 opens with one long burst of praise. Before Paul gives a single instruction, he lists what God has already done. He chose his people in Christ before the world was…

2. Ephesians 2: From Far Away to Home

   Paul begins Ephesians 2 with a hard diagnosis. Before Christ, his readers were dead in their sins, following the ways of the world and the evil one, and by nature under God's…

3. Ephesians 3: Love Too Wide to Measure

   Ephesians 3 begins with Paul in prison, explaining a secret now made plain. Through the gospel, Gentiles are fellow heirs with Israel, members of the same body, and sharers in the…

4. Ephesians 4: Forgiven People Who Forgive

   Ephesians 4 turns from what God has done to how his people should live. Paul urges believers to walk worthy of the calling they have already received (4:1). He does not tell them…

5. Ephesians 5: Love That Gives Itself Away

   Ephesians 5 opens with a startling command: imitate God, as his dearly loved children (5:1). Paul shows at once what that means: walk in love the way Christ loved us and offered…

6. Ephesians 6: Armor That Belongs to God

   Ephesians 6 continues the household instructions. Children are to obey and honor their parents, and fathers must not provoke their children but raise them in the Lord's…