John 1:1-5 Jesus spoke to his closest disciples the night he was arrested. (John 14:1–3) “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a…
Ephesians 4:3-6 In his high priestly prayer in John 17 Jesus prayed: (John 17:20–23) “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May…
Ephesians 4:1-6 Why do we try to live obedient lives? Is there an obligation to God to obey him because he saved us? Do we obey out of fear of what he might do if we do not obey? On the other hand, we are saved by grace. We do not deserve to be saved;…
Ephesians 3:20-21 I became a follower of Jesus in the spring of my second year of university and that summer worked as a lifeguard. Every day I bought a lottery ticket for the New Jersey state lottery and prayed that I would win. I did this all summer long. In my daily devotions I read…
Ephesians 3:14-19 When I was young, I used to think that people in the middle ages were not very intelligent, and that with the passing of time we have become more and more intelligent. In the middle ages superstition thrived because people did not know why there were eclipses or why there were earthquakes. In…