Bible Devotions: New Testament and Bible meanings

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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Ephesians (KJV)  

Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
 

Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
 

Eph 4:3 Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
 

Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
 

Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
 

Eph 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
 

Eph 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
 

Eph 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
 

Eph 4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
 

Eph 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
                   

        Bible Meanings - Longsuffering - v2

With longsuffering; bearing much and long with the infirmities of each other; without being easily provoked to anger by any ill usage; and not immediately meditating and seeking revenge for every affront given, or injury done; and so to walk, is to walk worthy of the grace of calling, or agreeable to it, to God that calls by his grace, who is longsuffering both with wicked men, and with his own people.
 

Gill

*Verses from KJV or ASV, definitions from Strong's Heb./Gk. Dictionaries.  All sources - esword, unless otherwise stated.
 

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Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Daily devotions are important because as Christians we need to build ourselves up on the Word of God, so that our "belt of truth" remains fastened, and we continue to grow in our faith (believing).  We then are better prepared for the daily spiritual warfare we may encounter.