Life’s Real Journey Blog

“Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love for all the saints….” Ephesians 1:15 Ok, I know it’s random, but let’s have a little history/geography lesson. (You won’t be able to say the Journey challenge wasn’t educational. 😊) A lot of...

 “Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1:14 We are God’s children, purchased by Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. As His children we have an inheritance awaiting us. As God’s...

“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,” Ephesians 1:13 At this point, as we’ve been going through Ephesians chapter one,...

Praise the Lord for Ephesians 1! This chapter of Scripture is so rich and has so much contained in it. I want to encourage us to take another day where we are not memorizing a new verse but rather taking time to really meditate on the verses we have already memorized....

“That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:12) Meditating on Scripture reminds me of looking at an object through the lens of a camera. At first, the image is hazy, but after a moment, the camera focuses and we are able...

"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:" Ephesians 1:11 We have one need in life....and that is the Lord. This need is revealed in every area of our...

"That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him" - Ephesians 1:10 Here we see the revelation of a mystery, a mystery that was not yet known in past...

“Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good-pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself.”  Ephesians 1:9  Wait! What mystery? Did you know that God's will was a mystery? According to this verse God's will has been a mystery, but it has now...

“Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;” Ephesians 1:8 As I’ve meditated on this verse, I’ve realized it’s both simple and profound in its meaning. The which here is referring to a wonderful little word with great meaning in the previous verse....

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” Ephesians 1:7  This one little verse packs an incredible wallop. It's the story of the Gospel in a single sentence. It's a microcosm of the eternal plan. The...