Day 26 ~ Earning Just Doesn’t Work…

Wow, what a powerful chapter! It is so hard to pick a specific verse, they are all so amazing. But, I can definitely find one that mentions something I have struggled with. Verses 8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this not from...

Day 24 ~ Grace THROUGH Faith

I was always asking God for His everlasting grace, thinking I would then put more faith in Him… but instead of grace, I just got frustration. “I need Your grace!”  I would say, but it seemed like my prayer wasn’t getting much farther than the ceiling.  I was getting...

Day 23 ~ Then Love Stepped In

Sorry we missed yesterday! But here is the next installment from one of you! “Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands.” – Ephesians...

And Now, We Will Hear From You the People!

Well, since we smashed so many verses into one post, we are officially done with hearing from our leaders!  So now it’s your turn!  A huge “Thank You” to those who have written so far, and an “It’s not too late” for those who...

Day 20 ~ Under Construction

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ being the chief corner stone. In whom all the building fitly framed...

Day 19 ~ The Story of a Foreigner

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;” Ephesians 2:19   Let me tell you a story: Once upon a time, in a small country, a baby girl was born to a family. This was all well enough in...

Day 18 ~ Peace in the Mudhole

 “And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. ” Ephesians 2: 17-18   From head to toe my three sisters and I were covered in a thick layer of mud.  It...

Uh Oh! We’re Going to Run Out of Verses!

According to my calendar, which just may be the same as yours, January has 31 days in it. But, if your Bible is the same as mine, then our chapter only has 22 verses!!  So of course, we have to find something to do for the extra days.  (We could have ended the...

Day 17 ~ When “Good” isn’t Good Enough.

“And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.” Ephesians 2:16 I went to church every time its doors were open, I looked for ways to serve others, I tried to encourage those who needed it, disciple younger girls,...

Day 16 ~ The Maker of Peace

“For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace”...

Day 14 ~ Far Off, But Not Too Far Gone

“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:13   The Word of God is certainly powerful and sharp. It cuts to the heart. It’s convicting; yet at the same time provides the comforting truths we need to...

Day 13 ~ I’m Not There, But so Many Are

“Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and...