Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.”

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The Lord has hidden himself from his people,

but I trust him and place my hope in him.

Isaiah 8:17 (TEV)

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Point to Ponder: God is real, no matter how I feel.

Verse to Remember: “For God has said, ‘I will never

leave you; I will never abandon you.’ ”

Hebrews 13:5 (TEV)

Question to Consider: How can I stay focused on

God’s presence, especially when he feels distant?

Love the Lord your God with all your heart

and with all your soul and with all

your mind and with all your strength.

Mark 12:30 (NIV)

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Point to Ponder: God wants all of me.

Verse to Remember: “Love the Lord your God with all

your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 (NIV)

Question to Consider: Which is more pleasing to God

right now—my public worship or my private worship? What will I do about this?

He offers his friendship to the godly.

Proverbs 3:32 (NLT)

Draw close to God, and God

will draw close to you.

James 4:8 (NLT)

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Point to Ponder: I’m as close to God as I choose to be.

Verse to Remember: “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” James 4:8a (NLT)

Question to Consider: What practical choices will I

make today in order to grow closer to God?

Romans 5:10 (NLT)

Since we were restored to friendship with

God by the death of his Son while we were

still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered

from eternal punishment by his life.

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Point to Ponder: God wants to be my best friend.

Verse to Remember: “Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him.” Psalm 25:14a (LB)

Question to Consider: What can I do to remind myself to think about God and talk to him more often

throughout the day?

Give yourselves to God. . . .

Surrender your whole being to him

to be used for righteous purposes.

Romans 6:13 (TEV)

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Point to Ponder: The heart of worship is surrender.

Verse to Remember: “Surrender your whole being to

him to be used for righteous purposes.”

Romans 6:13b (TEV)

Question to Consider: What area of my life am I

holding back from God?

May the Lord smile on you. . . .

Numbers 6:25 (NLT)

Smile on me, your servant;

teach me the right way to live.

Psalm 119:135 (MSG)

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Point to Ponder: God smiles when I trust him.

Verse to Remember: “The Lord is pleased with those who worship him and trust his love.” Psalm 147:11 (CEV)

Question to Consider: Since God knows what is best,

in what areas of my life do I need to trust him most?

You created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created.

Revelation 4:11 (NLT)

The Lord takes pleasure in his people.

Psalm 149:4a (TEV)

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Point to Ponder: I was planned for God’s pleasure.

Verse to Remember: “The Lord takes pleasure in his

people.”

Psalm 149:4a (TEV)

Question to Consider: What common task could I

start doing as if I were doing it directly for Jesus?

Everything comes from God alone.

Everything lives by his power,

and everything is for his glory.

Romans 11:36 (LB)

The Lord has made everything

for his own purposes.

Proverbs 16:4 (NLT)

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Point to Ponder: It’s all for him.

Verse to Remember: “For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory.” Romans 11:36 (LB)

Question to Consider: Where in my daily routine can I

become more aware of God’s glory?

Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away.

Psalm 39:4 (NLT)

I am here on earth for just a little while.

Psalm 119:19 (TEV)

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Point to Ponder: This world is not my home.

Verse to Remember: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)

Question to Consider: How should the fact that life

on earth is just a temporary assignment change the way I am living right now?