So how are you doing on your 21 Day journey?  Are you drawing closer to the Lord?  Are you hearing His voice?  I have heard from so many that this has been a very special time for them.  Keep seeking.

Ephesians 6:1-3 – 2 commands for children and then 2 promises from God.  Obey your parents, and honor them.  God is a God who delegates authority and believes in it.  Parents serve as the authority in a child’s life and God promises blessing (it will go well with you) and long life for those who honor and submit to their authority.  Showing honor to our elders and authorities should always be done.  God blesses that heart.

Eph. 6:4 – Fathers (parents) are to consistently discipline their children in love, not over-react in anger.  Ouch.  Help me God.

Eph. 6:5-9 – Slaves and masters could be put into context of employers and employees.  Employees should work hard, honor, and obey their bosses (even if their boss happens to be a jerk).  Our ultimate goal is to serve and work as if God were our boss, and He truly is watching us even when our boss is not.  Work as unto the Lord.  The Employer is also to serve those under him/her.  Do not get power hungry, because God is the Master of all.  Employers should honor God in the way they treat those under them.

Eph. 6:10-18 The armor of God.  We are to be strong in the Lord’s power, not our own. Surrender so the Lord can fill you with his strength.  Stand against the enemy and his schemes.  Realize the enemy is seeking to trip you up.  Do not fall for his tricks and traps.  Stand your ground and fight.  Put on the belt of truth by walking in truth.  Ask God for discernment to know truth, and to realize lies and falsehood.  You must commit to walking in truth.  Put on the breastplate of righteousness.  Jesus is your righteousness as you stand before God.  He makes you righteous, but you must also commit to doing what is right before the Lord.  Walk in his righteousness.  Let your feet be prepared with the Gospel.  May God carry you to the people and places He wants you to share with.  Be ready to give testimony of Christ in your life.  Take up the shield of faith.  What arrows will the enemy send you way today?  By faith, claim victory over your struggles and temptations.  Claim victory by faith over doubt, discouragement, lust, greed, etc.  Raise up the shield of faith to extinguish the enemy’s arrows.  Faith is the key.  Faith in God and His promises.  Believe! Place the helmet of salvation.  Remember that you are saved.   You have received grace.  Thank Christ for it.  Live in grace.  Plead the blood of Christ over your mind.  Take up the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.  Read it, believe it, hide it in your heart.  When Satan comes at you… quote God’s work back at him, just as Jesus did.  The bible is your offensive weapon to destroy Satan’s kingdom.  Scripture is God’s truth.  It declares truth about God and your relationship to Him.  Do not let Satan rob you.  Stand firm with the word.  And pray.  Pray in the Spirit at all times with all of your prayers.  Come to God in prayer.

Eph. 6:19 – This verse is a great little prayer request… that “whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the Gospel.

Eph. 6:24 May God give us all an undying love for the Lord Jesus.

Philipians 1:5 – We are partners in the gospel.  Let us work together for the good of God’s kingdom.

Phil. 1:6 – The Father who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it.  He is committed to your growth and development.  Trust your life into His hands so you can continue to grow in Christ.  Believe Him to keep working in you.

Phil. 1:7-9 – Paul had a great love and affection for God’s people.  I am asking the Lord for these same affections for his people.

Phil. 1:9 May our love at SSCC abound more and more.

Phil 1:12-14 – Paul could see his imprisonment as an opportunity to advance the kingdom of God.  He had a chance to share Christ with the whole prison guard, many who were influential men the army.  Also, his chains emboldened others to step up.  Paul saw prison as a win, not a loss.  Wow!  May I trust God enough in every circumstance to see it as a win for the kingdom as long as I am seeking and trusting Him..

Phil. 1:21 – For me to live is Christ and to die is gain.  This should be true of every believer.  Is it true of you.

Phil 2:1-4 – If we have benefited from the love and comfort of Christ, we are called to pass it on.  Do nothing out of selfish ambition and vain conceit… I had to stop at this verse, reflect, and repent for pride and selfish.  I pray God will give me the same humility and attitude of Jesus to put others first.  OTHERS FIRST – this is the way of Jesus

Phil 2:5-11 – Great, well know “hymn” in teh scripture here that shows how Christ descended from the glory of heaven to become a man and die a horrible death.  He went as low as humanly possible, but through His obedience and humility, the Father then elevated Jesus to the highest place above all and gave Him the name above every other name.  So now at His Name, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.  This is God’s model.  Those who humble themselves before God will be lifted up for His sake (not ours).  Those who elevate themselves will be brought low.

Phil 2:12-13 – Love this passage.  Work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you.  We do not work for our salvation.  That is a gift.  We work it out.  We work out what God has worked in our hearts.  It is not earned.  It is a gift that we are to unwrap, discover, and truly flesh out in our lives.  We do this not in our flesh, but in cooperation with God’s Spirit who is at work in us”to act according to his good purpose.”

Phil. 2:14-16 – No complaining or arguing.  Live like a child of God in a crooked and depraved universe.  We are called to shine like stars in the universe as we hold out words of life.

Phil 2:21 – Whose interests are you looking out for – yours or Christs?

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