The people who walk in darkness

will see a great light.

for those who live in a land of deep darkness,

a light will shine.

Isaiah 9:2

Always be humble and gentle.

Be patient with each other,

making allowance for each other’s faults

because of your love.

Ephesians 4:2

And may you have the power to understand,

as all of God’s people should,

how wide, how long, how high,

and how deep his love is.

Ephesians 3:18

I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources

he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts

as you trust in him.

Your roots will grow down into God’s love

and keep you strong.

Ephesians 3:16-17

Because of Christ and our faith in him,

we can now come boldly and confidently 

into God’s presence.

When I think of all this,

I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,

the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.

Ephesians 3:12, 14

God saved you by his grace when you believed.

and you can’t take credit for this;

it is a gift from God.

Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done,

so none of us can boast about it. 

For we are God’s masterpiece.

He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,

so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Ephesians 2:8-10

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the glorious Father,

may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation,

so that you may know him better.

I pray also that the eyes of your heart

may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope

to which he has called you,

the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

That power is like the working of his mighty strength,

which he exerted in Christ

when he raised him from the dead…

Ephesians 1:17-20

Praise be to the God and Father 

of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us in the heavenly realms

with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Ephesians 1:3

O LORD, you have examined my heart

and know everything about me.

You know when I sit down or stand up.

You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.

You see me when I travel

and when I rest at home.

You know everything I do.

You know what I am going to say

even before I say it, LORD.

You go before me and follow me.

You place your hand of blessings on my head.

Psalm 139:1-5

God has now revealed to us 

his mysterious will regarding Christ—

which is to fulfill his own good plan.

And this is the plan:

At the right time he will bring everything together

under the authority of Christ—

everything in heaven and on earth. 

Ephesians 1:9-10

Blessings of accepting God’s mysteries