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HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES / EPHESIANS 5:25-28

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 5:25-28

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES / EPHESIANS 5:25-28

Submission in the marriage relationship is not the attitude required only of wives (Ephesians 5:21). In fact, as the head of the home, the husband is to take the lead in submitting to and serving the best interests of his wife and children. He must help his wife fulfill her God-given roles at home, in the church and in all aspects of life. The fact that the husband is called to love his wife “just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her” is an extreme challenge. It is hardly possible for any human to love even Christ as much as He loves us, and yet the husband is charged with the responsibility of loving his wife in that way. Of course, this does not mean that we are to love any person over God, but rather that the husband is to follow Christ’s example of showing self-sacrificing love for his wife. In this way, the husband is actually called to a more extreme expression of submission and devotion than is the wife.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. HUSBAND … HEAD / EPHESIANS 5:23
  2. WIVES SUBMIT / EPHESIANS 5:22
  3. SUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHER / EPHESIANS 5:21
  4. SING … TO THE LORD / EPHESIANS 5:19
  5. FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18
  6. DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11
  7. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  8. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  9. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  10. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  11. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  12. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  13. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  14. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  15. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  16. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  17. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  18. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  19. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  20. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  21. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  22. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  23. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  24. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  25. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  26. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  27. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  28. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  29. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  30. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  31. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  32. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  33. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  34. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  35. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  36. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  37. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  38. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  39. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  40. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  41. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  42. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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HUSBAND … HEAD / EPHESIANS 5:23

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

HUSBAND … HEAD / EPHESIANS 5:23

God has established the family as the basic and foundational unit in society. Every family must have a leader. For this reason, God has assigned to the husband the responsibility of being the head of the wife and family (Ephesians 5:23-33; 6:4). His headship must be exercised in love, gentleness and consideration for his wife and family (Ephesians 5:25-30; 6:4). The husband’s God-given responsibility as “head of the wife” includes:

  1. Provision for the family’s spiritual and domestic needs (Ephesians 5:23-24; Genesis 3:16-19; 1 Timothy 5:8).
  2. Love, protection and interest in her welfare in the same way that Christ loves the church (Ephesians 5:23-33).
  3. Honor, understanding, appreciation and thoughtfulness (Colossians 3:19: 1 Peter 3:7).
  4. Absolute faithfulness to the marriage relationship (Ephesians 5:31; Matthew 5:27-28).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. WIVES SUBMIT / EPHESIANS 5:22
  2. SUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHER / EPHESIANS 5:21
  3. SING … TO THE LORD / EPHESIANS 5:19
  4. FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18
  5. DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11
  6. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  7. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  8. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  9. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  10. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  11. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  12. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  13. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  14. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  15. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  16. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  17. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  18. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  19. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  20. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  21. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  22. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  23. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  24. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  25. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  26. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  27. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  28. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  29. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  30. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  31. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  32. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  33. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  34. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  35. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  36. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  37. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  38. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  39. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  40. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  41. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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WIVES SUBMIT / EPHESIANS 5:22

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 5:22

 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

WIVES SUBMIT / EPHESIANS 5:22

The wife is given the God-appointed task of helping and submitting (Ephesians 5:21) to her husband (Ephesians 5:22-24). The meaning of “submit” as used here is not referring in a strict sense to obedience, which is never used in Scripture with respect to a wife’s relationship to her husband, Her God-given duty to her husband includes love (Titus 2:4), respect (Ephesians 5:33; 1 Peter 3:1-2), assistance (Genesis 2:18), purity (Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:2), submissiveness (Ephesians 5:22; 1 Peter 3:5), development of a gentle and quiet spirit (1 Peter 3:4) and being a good mother (Titus 2:4) and caretaker of the home (1 Timothy 2:15; 5:14; Titus 2:5). Submitting to a husband “as to the Lord” does not put the husband in the place of the Lord but shows that the wife ought to submit to her husband as an act of submission to the Lord. In this way, God sees the wife’s actions toward her husband as an actual part of her obedience to Jesus (Galatians 3:28; 1 Timothy 2:13, 15; Titus 2:4).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. SUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHER / EPHESIANS 5:21
  2. SING … TO THE LORD / EPHESIANS 5:19
  3. FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18
  4. DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11
  5. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  6. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  7. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  8. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  9. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  10. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  11. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  12. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  13. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  14. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  15. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  16. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  17. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  18. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  19. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  20. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  21. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  22. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  23. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  24. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  25. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  26. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  27. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  28. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  29. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  30. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  31. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  32. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  33. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  34. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  35. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  36. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  37. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  38. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  39. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  40. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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SUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHER / EPHESIANS 5:21

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 5:21

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

SUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHER / EPHESIANS 5:21

To submit means to yield one’s own rights for the sake of another. The general Biblical principle of mutual submission in Christ (God’s people submitting to one another in their interpersonal relationships) has as its goal to do what is best for others and to help them fulfill their God-given purposes. This principle is to be applied first of all to the Christian family. Submission, humility, gentleness, patience and respect must be characteristics reflected in the life of each member of the family. The wife must submit (yield in love) to her husband’s responsibility of leadership in the family (Ephesians 5:22). The husband must submit to his wife’s needs in an attitude of love and self-sacrifice (Ephesians 5:23). Children must submit to the authority of the parents in obedience to God (Ephesians 6:1). And parents must submit to the needs of their children and instruct them in the ways of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. SING … TO THE LORD / EPHESIANS 5:19
  2. FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18
  3. DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11
  4. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  5. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  6. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  7. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  8. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  9. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  10. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  11. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  12. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  13. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  14. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  15. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  16. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  17. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  18. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  19. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  20. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  21. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  22. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  23. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  24. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  25. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  26. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  27. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  28. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  29. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  30. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  31. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  32. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  33. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  34. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  35. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  36. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  37. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  38. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  39. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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MUSIC MONDAY OCTOBER 2025

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Looking for worship music? We got you covered! Get your Worship on with Music Monday Brought to you by Jennifer Villareal. Jennifer posts a new song every Monday.

An inspiring way to kick off the week with some uplifting worship tunes! Jennifer Villareal’s “Guided By Grace Music Monday Playlist” on YouTube is a fantastic resource for anyone seeking fresh, faith-filled music to nourish the soul.

You can simply listen to Jennifer’s play list by going to YouTube and clicking on Guided By Grace Music Monday Playlist

What are you waiting for? It’s time to listen to some of the best worship music!

For a full nonstop playlist experience, check out the Guided By Grace top praise and worship songs on YouTube – it’s over 2 hours of continuous gospel hits to keep the worship flowing.

Guided By Grace Music Monday Playlist

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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SING … TO THE LORD / EPHESIANS 5:19

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 5:19

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

SING … TO THE LORD / EPHESIANS 5:19

Spirit-filled people (Ephesians 5:18) are encouraged to engage in three types of singing:

  1. “Psalms” refer to the Old Testament psalms, which would have been much like the primary songbook for God’s people well into the early church period. This could represent singing God’s Word in general.
  2. “Hymns” were early Christian confessions of faith in God and the message of Christ, which were sung as a church body. In general, a hymn is a song of praise to God that focuses on His acts of character traits.
  3. “Spiritual songs” can be any songs that honor God and uplift the worshiper, including spontaneous words of praise, such as a prophetic song (1 Samuel 2:1-10; Luke 1:46-55, 67-69).

Singing is a language of the heart and a way of expressing inner joy, praise, worship, love, longing and thanksgiving to God. Singing can be an expression of the Holy Spirit within us (Ephesians 5:18; 1 Corinthians 14:14). All types of Christian singing – both in the church and in private – should be primarily directed to God as prayers of praise, worship or sincere request (Psalms 40:3; 77:6). Singing can be a means of encouragement, building others up, teaching, giving thanks and praying (Colossians 3:16). The purpose of singing God’s Word, hymns or spiritual songs is not entertainment, personal pleasure or to display one’s spirituality; it is to honor, praise and worship God (Romans 15:9-11; Revelation 5:9-10).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18
  2. DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11
  3. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  4. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  5. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  6. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  7. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  8. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  9. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  10. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  11. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  12. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  13. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  14. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  15. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  16. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  17. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  18. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  19. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  20. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  21. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  22. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  23. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  24. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  25. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  26. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  27. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  28. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  29. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  30. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  31. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  32. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  33. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  34. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  35. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  36. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  37. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  38. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18

The Greek phrase translated “be filled” (present sense, passive voice, imperative mood) does not refer to the filling of the Spirit as a one-time, once-for-all experience, but rather an ongoing way of life involving “repeatedly being filled.” Christ’s followers must experience constant spiritual refreshing and renewal (Ephesians 3:14-19; 4:22-24; Romans 12:2) by continually being filled with the Holy Spirit.

  1. Christians are to be baptized in the Holy Spirit after their conversion to faith in Christ (Acts 1:5; 2:4), yet they are to be filled with the Spirit repeatedly for worship, service and witness (Acts 4:31-33; 6:3).
  2. Christians experience repeated, or continual, fillings with the Spirit by maintaining an active and growing faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:5), being filled with God’s Word (Colossians 3:16), praying, giving thanks and singing to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19-20; 1 Corinthians 14:15), serving others (Ephesians 5:21) and doing what the Holy Spirit desires (Ephesians 4:30; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:19).
  3. Although Paul contrasts being filled with wine with being filled with the Spirit, the point is that both fillings influence thinking and behavior but with very different outcomes. Christians must live under the constant control and influence of the Holy Spirit who can transform their minds, direct their lives and develop their character (Galatians 5:16-26).
  4. Several results of being filled with the Spirit are as follows: (a) praising, speaking and singing with joy to God (Ephesians 5:19), (b) giving thanks (Ephesians 5:20 and (c) submitting to one another in order to honor Christ (Ephesians 5:21).

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  1. DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11
  2. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  3. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  4. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  5. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  6. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  7. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  8. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  9. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  10. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  11. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  12. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  13. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  14. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  15. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  16. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  17. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  18. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  19. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  20. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  21. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  22. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  23. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  24. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  25. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  26. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  27. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  28. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  29. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  30. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  31. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  32. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  33. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  34. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  35. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  36. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  37. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11

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(KJV) Ephesians 5:11

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11

Those who are loyal to Christ cannot be neutral or silent when they see “deeds of darkness” and immoral behavior (Ephesians 5:3-6). They must be prepared to challenge, expose, correct and speak against wickedness in all forms, while being careful that they are not secretly caught up in some of the same issues (Romans 2:1, 3). To speak out humbly and sincerely against ungodliness is to hate sin (Hebrews 1:9), to stand with God against evil (Psalms 94:16) and to remain faithful to Christ, who also exposed evil behavior (John 7:7; 15:18-20; Luke 22:28).

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  1. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  2. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  3. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  4. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  5. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  6. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  7. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  8. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  9. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  10. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  11. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  12. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  13. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  14. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  15. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  16. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  17. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  18. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  19. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  20. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  21. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  22. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  23. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  24. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  25. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  26. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  27. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  28. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  29. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  30. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  31. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  32. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  33. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  34. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  35. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  36. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS ARE IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 5:3

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS ARE IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3

In this sinful, rebellious world, there are many activities, behaviors and practices that are common for many people but completely unacceptable and “improper for God’s holy people.” This applies to our own actions and conversations as well as the behaviors of those with whom we associate (Ephesians 5:7). It includes what we willingly take into our minds through various forms of audio and visual media. We are to keep ourselves from “obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking” (Ephesians 5:4) – even when they are acceptable within our culture or popular entertainment. We cannot completely escape such things in all of our associations or in society as a whole, but we must not deliberately expose ourselves to, or take part in, supporting or approving of such things. We must take this Biblical instruction seriously, as the context surrounding this teaching gives a warning not to grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) and a warning regarding God’s judgment and losing part in His kingdom (Ephesians 5:5-7).

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  1. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  2. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  3. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  4. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  5. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  6. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  7. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  8. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  9. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  10. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  11. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  12. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  13. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  14. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  15. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  16. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  17. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  18. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  19. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  20. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  21. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  22. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  23. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  24. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  25. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  26. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  27. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  28. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  29. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  30. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  31. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  32. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  33. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  34. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  35. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 5:39

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39

The word translated “better” (Greek chrestos) may be more literally translated “suitable,” with the meaning that it is “good enough.” The point is that when people become comfortable with what they have, they do not desire something better. Many of the Jews and their leaders rejected the “new wine” of Christ’s message because they felt that the ‘old wine” (the traditions of first-century Judaism) was good enough. Jesus uses the wine metaphor, or symbolic comparison, by suggesting that those who are accustomed to drinking fermented wine acquire a desire for it and do not want unfermented wine. He recognizes the habit-forming, addictive effect of alcoholic beverages. It is not Jesus, but rather the one drinking the “old wine,” who thinks “the old is better.” But literal wine is not the issue here. Jesus was describing the resistance of some people to change their religious traditions and accept the way God and His Son, Christ Jesus, desires for us to live. 

  1. We must not interpret this verse to mean that the “old wine” (man-made religious beliefs and traditions) is better than the “new wine” (the message of forgiveness and new life through faith in Christ). This is the opposite of what the parable teaches. Jesus is saying that the Pharisees have settled for less than God’s desire for them. By doing so, the Pharisees and their followers will not even recognize the truth and benefits of the new way because they feel that “the old” is good enough. Only the “new wine” (the life-giving message of Christ) would bring the salvation that all of humankind needs.
  2. The Pharisees completely overlooked the true purpose of God’s law and how it is fulfilled through Christ and His message. They were refusing to accept the fresh revelation of God and insisted upon holding on to traditions’ altered (fermented, like the old wine) messages. Yet those who receive Jesus and His fresh, new message find that it is better than their old sinful way of life.

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  1. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  2. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  3. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  4. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  5. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  6. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  7. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  8. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  9. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  10. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  11. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  12. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  13. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  14. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  15. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  16. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  17. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  18. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  19. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  20. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  21. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  22. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  23. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  24. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  25. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  26. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  27. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  28. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  29. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  30. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  31. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  32. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  33. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  34. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  35. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  36. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  37. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  38. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  39. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  40. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  41. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  42. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  43. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  44. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  45. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  46. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  47. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  48. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  49. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  50. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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