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We all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. Ephesians 2:3 Paradoxically, all my self-inflicted misery in life has come simply from following my own desires. At the time I truly thought…
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And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world . . . Ephesians 2:1-2 I haven’t practiced obstetric medicine for years, but back in residency, I had the opportunity to deliver many babies. Epidural anesthesia wasn’t used much in the population I worked with…
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. . . 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 . . . Ephesians 1:19-20 Recently home from college for a few days, my son got out his shop…
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. . . 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 . . . Ephesians 1:16-17 Back in the disastrous consequences of…
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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 . . . Ephesians 1:15-16 My wife and I have slightly different memories of the moment we met, but this is my blog, so here’s…
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In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will . . . Ephesians 1:11-12 Whether in jest or not, we’ve all heard the phrase, The devil made me do it. Usually, the saying is understood as an…
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In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness…
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He chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will . . . Ephesians 3:4-5 My first addiction counselor told me my addiction was…
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places . . . Ephesians 1:3 I know that I’ve been blessed by God, and I know that I should always be filled with gratitude, but I don’t always feel thankful.…
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I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. Galatians 6:17 We’ve all got our scars. We’ve all experienced life-trials that have changed us for better and worse. Some of these hardships have been self-inflicted and others have happened through no apparent fault of our own. Either way, we’ve been shaped and molded by these…
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