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Devotional: Ephesians 3:7-13

Today’s passage: Ephesians 3:7-13

Helpful thoughts:

  • Paul’s present, temporary suffering was worth it!
    • He knew he wasn’t too important to suffer.
    • He knew his salvation and ministry were given to Him by God’s grace.
    • He knew the riches of Christ are unsearchable…beyond HUGE…beyond measure.
    • He knew the church was made to display the wisdom of God to the world, angels and demons alike.
  • With all this knowledge of truth, Paul had (And we can have) boldness and confidence!
  • Paul, in this passage, proves that we can be humble and confident at the same time.
    • Confidence is not found in self-esteem.
    • Confidence is found in esteeming Jesus Christ!

Questions to consider:

  1. Why should we have confidence?  What is God doing and what is He going to do?  Can He lose?
  2. What does boldness and confidence in these truths look like?  Is it going to look entirely different than it did in the first century A.D.?
  3. How does faith turn our suffering into glory, our hurt into triumph, and worldly rejection into victory?  Which is temporary and which is eternal?

June 1, 2019 Category: Devotions, Ephesians

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