We have just come through the time of year when we celebrate the wonderful resurrection of our Savior, Jesus. His great love was demonstrated in that He gave His own life for ours. What we should have paid, the penalty for our sin, He willingly paid - on our behalf as our substitute!
In our church we continue through the book of Ephesians. As we moved into the second half of this personal letter from Paul to the church in Ephesus (and to us), we are being reminded that we are to “Walk Worthy Together”. Our personal conduct, this day-to-day life, should be one that is worthy of the God Who loves us and has saved us. We accomplish this by following this simple statement, “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children…” (Ephesians 5:1).
As a child of God, you and I need to choose to “mimic” or “follow” Jesus - how He lived and what He taught. These are the areas that Paul discusses:
- God is one (John 10:30 & John 17:11), therefore we walk in unity (Ephesians 4:1-16).
- God is pure (1 John 3:3), therefore we walk in purity (Ephesians 4:17-32).
- God is love (1 John 4:8), therefore we walk in love, not selfish but selfless (Ephesians 5:1-6).
- God is light (1 John 1:5), therefore we walk in light and not in darkness (Ephesians 5:7-14).
- God is truth (1 John 5:6), therefore we walk in wisdom, not as foolish or unwise people (Ephesians 5:15-6:9).
- God is the victor (1 John 5:4-5), therefore we walk in victory, not defeated as Satan would like us to live (Ephesians 6:10-24).
Keep reading through this book each week, one chapter each day. I am sure that the truth you find will be life-changing!
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