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...of His generous good pleasure toward us!
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Ephesians 1:1-6

According to the good pleasure of His will,

  • He has blessed us generously in Christ.
  • He has chosen us in Christ.
  • He has adopted us by Christ.
  • He has graced us in Christ.

So that we should live before Him in holiness, in blamelessness, and in love — manifesting the praiseworthy glory of His grace. Continue reading →

In order to speak right speech

Wrong thoughts lead to suspicion, contempt, anger, bitterness, lust, envy, deceit, evil speaking, and myriad sins enough to fill up the rest of this short blog post. I don’t want any of those in my life!

My desire

  • “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer” (Psalm 19:14).
  • Desire and aspiration and good intentions are not enough.
  • Neither is an acknowledgement of truth.

My petition

  • “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10).
  • This is the only way Psalm 19:14 will ever be true.
  • We speak from the abundance of our hearts (Luke 6:45).
  • This is God’s work, but He doesn’t leave me workless.

My parts

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