daily reading 30.4 (Ephesians 1:13–14)

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024

Our opening prayer for this week:

    In Christ is all I need,

    The Shepherd of my soul,

    Whose word of life is life indeed,

    Who makes the wounded whole.

    In him secure I stand,

    His promises I claim,

    For none can pluck me from his hand

    Who knows his sheep by name.

    In Christ is all my gain,

    For he has borne my loss;

    My grievous guilt, my sin and stain,

    I lay beneath his cross.

    In him new life begins,

    I share his Name and sign;

    For I am his, who bore my sins,

    And he himself is mine.

    In Christ is all my peace,

    His presence calms my fears;

    So may my hope and love increase

    Amid the passing years.

    In him the light has shone

    That lightens all my way,

    To guide my steps before his throne

    To everlasting day. Amen.

Ephesians 1:13–14

• In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.
• ¹⁴ The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

helpful notes on Ephesians 1:13–14

For yourself pray:

• That God brings you safely to the glorious day when he gives final freedom to all his possession, his people

For others pray:

• That your whole congregation and family ends up eternally for the praise of God's glorious grace

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

• Psalm 105 (YouTube, soloist with guitar, "Make known his ways among the nations")