Ephesians 1:14

"who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of gods own possession, to the praise of His glory"

The Holy Spirit is given to us as a pledge

• A pledge given was a physical token of a promise to be kept until the promise is fulfilled
• The promise is our redemption in Christ
• Also the promise of His return
• The pledge is the Holy Spirit to fill us and guide us until either Christ comes or we are called to Heaven

We are God’s possession

• He has promised to redeem us
• We belong only to Him

We are the praise of His glory

• When we live by the Spirit and walk by faith

Epehsians 1:13

"In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise"

Speaks to those who have heard and believed

• We are sealed for Him by the promise of the Holy Spirit
• We, after hearing the Gospel, have also believed
• A seal belonging only to Him
• Shows the world we belong to Him
• Can only be opened by Him

Ephesians 1:12

"to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory."

A reference to himself (Paul)and the first believers in Christ

· They were the first to hope in Him

· They also live to praise Him

o They want to be live to His glory

Ephesians 1:11

"also we have obtained, an inheritance. having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will."

Through Christ we are given a share in His inheritance. We are given a place in the Fathers kingdom.

· Vs 5 says we were adopted,

o We are permanently His, the world no longer has any claim to us

After our adoption we were given an inheritance, we were chosen before the beginning of time to share in the kingdom; it is His purpose and His will.

· He knows all things, He is in all things, He controls all things

o He chose to share His Son, His name , and His kingdom with us

Ephesians 1:10

"with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on earth in Him." Eph 1:10 (NASB)

God gave Christ at exactly the right time, He knew exactly when to send His Son to the world. In doing this He summed up all things from the beginning of time to the end of time. All prophecies, all covenants, all promises fulfilled in one single gift.

Ephesians 1:9

"He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him"
Eph 1:9

Verse 9:

Previously His love and saving grace had been told of, yet unclear; when Christ came this mystery was unveiled. His intention was our salvation, this was Christ’s’ purpose.

• His will was always there, from before the beginning of time
• His will was for us to be redeemed from our inevitable sin
• In Christ His will was finally revealed to all
• We are able to see and understand His will/intentions for us
• Christ’s single purpose was to fulfill God’s loving kindness
• God purposed Christ for this
• His kind intention was for us to be washed clean in Christ’s blood
• To redeem us to Him

Ephesians 1:8

"which He lavished on us in all wisdom and insight"
*goes with vs 7*

Verse 8:

He Lavishes (abounds, bountiful, freely and generously gives) His grace through His infinite wisdom

• He knew at creation that we would be fallen sinners in desperate need of His saving grace.

Ephesians 1:7

"In Him you have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace." Eph 1:7

Verse 7:

Through His Blood we are redeemed

• Bought, given value
• all sins, past present and future, forgiven
• His grace is bountiful, full, and rich
  

Ephesians 1:6

"to the praise and glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved." Eph 1:6

Verse 6:

He did all to the praise of the glory of His Grace

• He gave us a 2^nd chance to live eternally with Him=>Grace
• He did this to show us part of His abounding Glory
• His glory inspires praise
• Only His glory
• His glory requires praise

He gave us His Beloved (Son) freely (willingly) to bestow (grant graciously) His redeeming grace on us undeserving sinners.

Epesians 1:5

"He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself according to the kind intention of His will" Eph 1:5

Verse 5: Predestined

• Determined before our existence

Us

• All inclusive

He chose us to be with Him as His children through the pure kindness of His will

Ephesians 1:4

"Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him in love." Eph 1:4

Verse 4: He chose us before Creation

• Through His love He has chosen us to be holy and blameless
• Righteous, guiltless, sinless, pure
• Only through Him

Ephesians 1:1-3

"Paul and apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, to the Saint who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" Eph 1:1-2

• a simple introduction

• who is writing
• who it is written to

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessingin the heavenly places in Christ" Eph 1:3

Chapter 1

Verse 3: He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places

• Through Christ we receive spiritual blessing
• Through Christ we are given blessings in Heaven
• A place for us
• Treasures in Heaven

Welcome

Welcome to daily bread. I have started this blog as a way to get deeper into scripture, one verse at a time. I will be taking one book at a time one verse at a time from start to finish and recording the reflections the Holy Spirit places on my heart as I read it. I realize that taking one verse at a time out of context can be a dangerous thing so please be aware that this is not my intent or purpose; I am simply trying to spend my time in the word meditating on what it says one verse at a time and would like to share my thoughts with you.