to be apostles (special messengers),some prophets (inspired preachers

and expounders),some evangelists (preachers of the Good News,

traveling missionaries), some pastors ( shepherds of His flock) and

teachers.

His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints

(His consecrated people),so  that they should do the work of

ministering toward the building up Christ’s body, the Church.

Until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension

of the full and accurate knowledge of the Son of God, that we might

arrive at really mature adulthood, the excellence of personality

which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own

perfection, the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ and

the completeness found in Him.

(Ephesians 4.11-13).

POINTS FOR MEDITATION AND PRAISE

1) We are blessed with various gifts to fulfil the positions

needed to perform the five-fold ministry. Namely, apostles,

prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers in order to equip

the saints to build up the Church until we all come to the full

unity and maturity of the knowledge of God’s Son and His full

stature with His completeness and full  measure of perfection.

2) We thank our Lord and Savior for His grace gifts which enable

us to fulfil these roles and help edify His body, knowing Him better

and as His Church is built up to the fullness of Him we grow in His

grace, knowledge and understanding to glorify Him more and more.

HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!

Having made known to us the mystery

of His will in accordance with His good

pleasure which He had previously purposed

and set forth in Him.

That in the dispensation of the fullness of the

times to unify all things in Christ, both things

in heaven and things on the earth, in Him.

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance,

being predestined according to the purpose

of Him who works all things according to the

counsel of His will.

That we who first trusted in Christ should be

to the praise of His glory!

POINTS FOR PRAISE AND MEDITATION

1) God’s divine mystery revealed.

2) The divine mystery in the culmination

of the ages will unify everything in Christ.

3) As God works out everything according

to the counsel of His will He has predestined

us who first trusted in Jesus Christ to His

inheritance.

4) His destiny for all who trust in Jesus

Christ is to live for the praise of His glory!

HALLELUJAH! PRAISE THE LORD!

For He foreordained us, planned in love

for us to be adopted and revealed as His

own children through Jesus Christ, in

accordance with the purpose of His will,

because it pleased Him and was His kind

intent.

So that we might be to the praise and the

commendation of His glorious grace and favor

which He so freely showered on us

in the Beloved.

( Ephesians 1. 5 and 6).

POINTS FOR MEDITATION

Please meditate on these facts:

1) God revealed His love by preordaining

you to be His child through Jesus Christ.

2) His purpose for His plan is for us to be

to the praise of His grace.

3) His grace has been freely poured out

in the Beloved ( Jesus Christ our Lord

and Savior.

4) The extremely deep significance of God’s

plan of redemption and adoption.

AMEN!

Paul, an apostle (special messenger) of

Christ ( the Messiah) Jesus, by the divine

will ( the purpose and the choice of God)

to the saints ( the consecrated, set-apart

ones) at Ephesus who are also faithful and

loyal and steadfast in Christ Jesus:

May grace ( God’s unmerited favor) and

spiritual peace ( peace with God and harmony,

unity, undisturbedness) be yours from God

our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

May blessing be to the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ Who has blessed us

in Christ with every spiritual blessing in

the heavenly realm.

( Ephesians 1.1-3).

Meditation points:

1) Your calling is by God’s divine will.

2) Your election by God signifies His

will to consecrate you and set apart

for His holy plan.

3) This means that God’s grace, His

favor rests on you and nothing can

separate you from His acceptance and

lavish love, nothing can disturb your peace

in Him.

4) God’s blessings on you are blessings intrinsic

to being in Jesus Christ with every blessing

bestowed by the Holy Spirit granted in the

heavenly realm, the eternal kingdom of God.

Finally, brothers and sisters,

whatever is true, whatever is

worthy of reverence and is

honorable and seemly,

whatever is just,whatever is pure,

whatever is lovely and lovable,

whatever is kind and winsome

and gracious, if there is any virtue

and excellence, if there is anything

worthy of praise, think on and weigh

and take account of these things,

meditate on these

( fix your minds on them).

Practice what you have learned

and received and heard and seen 

in me , and model your lifestyle

on it, and the God of peace

will be with you.

( Philippians 4.8 and 9).

MEDITATION POINTS

Please meditate on these:

1) Thoughts that are beautiful.

2) Wholesome, true, noble, just,

pure, lovely thoughts.

3) Thoughts of good report, of virtue

and praiseworthy.

Always meditate on these things.

4) When you do this  and pursue

a Godly and Jesus Christ centered

lifestyle, the God of peace and the

peace of God will be with you and

fill your life.

AMEN!

Do not fret or have any anxiety

about anything, but in every

circumstance and in everything,

by prayer and petition, with

thanksgiving, continue to make

your wants known to God.

And God’s peace which transcends

all understanding shall garrison

and guard over your hearts and

minds in Christ Jesus.

( Philippians 4. 6 and 7).

MEDITATION POINTS

Meditate on these facts:

1) Make your request known to God

in every circumstance and in everything

by prayer and with thanksgiving.

2) Do not fret or have anxiety, but

when you make your petitions to God

thank Him in advance.

3) God’s peace passes understanding and

guards and watches over your thoughts

and feelings.

4) Jesus Christ gives us His peace through

the Holy Spirit.

For our citizenship is in heaven,

from which we also eagerly await

for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Who will transform our lowly body

that it may be conformed to His

glorious body, according to the working

by which He is able to subdue all things

to Himself.

( Philippians 3.20 and 21).

MEDITATION POINTS

Please meditate on these points:

1) Belonging to God’s Kingdom as

fellow citizens and children of God.

2) Being co-heirs with Jesus Christ.

3) Jesus Christ will transform our

bodies to be like His, full of glory

and majesty, by exerting His power

which enables Him to subdue

everything to Himself.

But the fruit of the Spirit is

love, joy,peace, longsuffering,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Gentleness,self-control.

Against such there is no law.

And those who are Christ’s have

crucified the flesh with its passions

and desires.

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk

in the Spirit.

( Galatians 5.22-25).

THOUGHTS FOR MEDITATION

Please meditate on the following thoughts:

1) The Holy Spirit places His character

in us.

2) This is how we display God’s attributes.

3) God’s attributes are irresistible and

highly attractive.

4) The fruit of the Holy Spirit displays

true spirituality.

For you, brothers and sisters

were called to freedom, only

do not let your freedom be

an incentive to your flesh and

an opportunity or excuse for

selfishness but through love

you should serve one another.

For the whole Law – about human

relationships- is fulfilled in one word,

even in this: ” You shall love your

neighbor as yourself.”

( Galatians 5.13 and 14).

THOUGHTS FOR MEDITATION

 Please  meditate on these points:

1) Ways to serve one another

2) Direct service to people

3) Freedom to care and love

4) Freedom in Christ to avoid

selfishness and sin

5) Freedom in Christ to be dead

to sin and alive to righteousness.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution,

or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

As it is written: ” For Your sake we are killed

all day long; we are accounted as sheep for

the slaughter.”

Yet in all these things we are more than

conquerors through Him who loved us.

For I am persuaded that neither death

nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor

powers, nor things present nor things to come,

Nor height nor depth, nor any other created

thing, shall be able to separate us from the love

of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

( Romans 8.35-39).

PRAYER AND MEDITATION POINTS

Pray and meditate on the following:

1) The love of God is found fully expressed

and experienced in Christ Jesus or Lord.

2) Nothing can ever separate us from His love.