August 16, 2023 - Ephesians 1:12-14

“God’s purpose was that we Jews, who were the first to long for the messianic hope, would be the first to believe in the Anointed One and bring great praise and glory to God! And because of him, when you who are not Jews heard the revelation of truth, you believed in the wonderful news of salvation. Now we have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit. He is given to us like an engagement ring, as the first installment of what’s coming! He is our hope-promise of a future inheritance which seals us until we have all of redemption’s promises and experience complete freedom—all for the supreme glory and honor of God!” Ephesians 1:12-14 TPT

Lord, we thank you that you didn’t just choose to make the Jews your chosen people because you like them better and care about us less than you care about them. No, you chose them to be your missionaries. You revealed yourself to them so that they could tell the rest of the world about you. You want the whole world to come to know who you are and how great your love is for them. You are such a wonderful God. You don’t want anyone to perish without knowing you, and you have given humans this great task of making your name known. What an honor to be called to be your representative to the lost.

Lord, we thank you that you didn’t give us this great task and leave us on our own to accomplish it. We thank you that you have given us the gift of your Holy Spirit to walk with us and help make this task doable. We thank you for all the wonderful promises that come with this amazing gift. We thank you that there is so much more to come than we can comprehend, understand, or even imagine. We praise you that you have bought a way for us to spend eternity worshiping with you. We ask that our inheritance be seeing lost souls come into a relationship with you, so they can spend eternity with you.

In Jesus name, amen.