by Lynne Marie | Oct 18, 2026 | Daily Reflections
All power is God’s Isaiah 45: 1-6 emphasizes that God chose Cyrus—a non-Jew who “knew me not”—and “anointed” him to bring about what God wanted. It was by God’s help that Cyrus was able to “subdue nations.” God used Cyrus “so that toward the rising and the setting of...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 17, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Ephesians 1: 15-23, Paul prays repeatedly that God will give us “a spirit of wisdom and perception of what is revealed,” “full knowledge” of Christ, and “enlighten the eyes of our mind” so we can “see what hope his call holds for us, what rich glories he has...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 16, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Ephesians 1: 11-14 teaches us that we have “obtained an inheritance,” and that we have assurance of it because we were “marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit” as a “pledge of our inheritance.” The Holy Spirit is God’s “marker,” his “I owe you,” in our...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 15, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Ephesians 1: 1-10 is a hymn of exultation of the Good News: [God] has let us know the mystery of his purpose, the hidden plan he so kindly made in Christ from the beginning… that he would bring everything together under Christ as head, everything in the heavens and...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 14, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Galatians 5: 18-25, Paul tells us we have a guide much more demanding than the law, although never dominating: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.” If we surrender to living by the Spirit of God, we will not feel restricted or...
