Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://bit.ly/7vaEAs you read the following summaries:
*Meditate on the verses and on the truth they share about you.
*Reject the lies of Satan about how God views you.
*Thank God for who you are to Christ.
*Select one verse/truth per day and specifically apply it to your life and relationships.
My Relationship to God through Christ
Ephesians 1:4-6—I am accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:5—I was predestined to be adopted as God’s son.
Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14—I am forgiven and redeemed.
Ephesians 1:13—I have been included in Christ.
Ephesians 1:13—I have been marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:14—I am God’s precious, treasured possession.
Ephesians 2:10—I am God’s poem, opus, epic, masterpiece.
Ephesians 2:13—Once far away, Christ has brought me near to God.
Ephesians 2:19—Together with all believers, I am a fellow citizen of God’s kingdom.
Ephesians 2:19—Together with all believers, I am a member of God’s family.
Ephesians 2:22—I am a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Ephesians 3:6; 4:25; 5:30—Together with all the saints, I am a member of Christ’s body.
Ephesians 3:6—Together with all the saints, I share in the promise of Christ.
Ephesians 3:12—I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Ephesians 3:18—God’s love for me is wider than east and west, longer than north and south, higher than the stars, and deeper than the galaxy.
Ephesians 3:19—I am filled with the fullness of God.
Ephesians 4:12—Together with all God’s children, I claim the title, “God’s people.”
Ephesians 4:30—I am sealed by the Holy Spirit for the day of final redemption.
Ephesians 5:1—I am a dearly loved child of God.
Ephesians 5:2—Christ loves me.
Ephesians 5:25—Together with all Christians, I am the Church, loved so much by Christ that he died for me.
Ephesians 5:29—Christ nourishes me.
Ephesians 5:29—Christ cherishes me.
Ephesians 5:31-32—Together with all the saints, I am one with Christ.
Note: Excerpted from Soul Physicians:
http://bit.ly/7vaE
This is good stuff. Our lectionary has had me preaching these truths from July through August. Great summary! I hope you don't mind if I put it in the last bulletin for the month.