Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. We are redeemed! Through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, the shedding of His blood, we have forgiveness with a complete pardon of our sins –...

Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.   God Accepts us! God loves and accepts us no matter how we may have messed up our lives in the past. Because of His grace and favor, which He has blessed us with,...

Ephesians 1:5 Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.   We have been adopted. The moment we gave our lives to Jesus and received His forgiveness and cleansing of our sins, we became a...

Ephesians 1:4 Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.   We are chosen by God. The Amplified bible puts it this way: Just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected...

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.   We are blessed with every spiritual blessing. What does that mean to you? Are God's blessings just in the...

Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God...

Psalm 139:13-16 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And...