Today Our Daily Bread Eph 3, also Rom 16:19-20 & Acts 17:6

The scripture passages were taken from Rock Church's suggested daily reading schedule for the month of October. Comments are from, "Lena's Journalin'" which are Lena's own personal notations on each days passages.

Ephesians 3:1-21
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Ever feel like a prisoner to someone or something? Paul did not feel like a prisoner, he served as one on purpose. Everything he was about, was for the sake of the gospel and of and for the people God so loved. He was forced by His own will and the power of the love of God inside of him, he was impassioned for the things of God in ways other might attribute as bondage. To him, there was no bondage at all, because the love of God and the revelation of the gospel message became his "driving force". Revelation is understanding made known. How did you know you were "in love"? You just knew, could not explain it, just knew. How did you get born again? All of a sudden understanding of the truth came to you and you made that understanding your own, you adopted it and took it in as a conviction that changed your life (Hey, if you have not done that yet, and desire to, e-mail me! Werhisimage@aol.com I’ll call you, it’s a matter of death or life for you. God wants to arrest you and change your whole Destiny!)
Why do I write this way? So you may understand and acknowledge Him and His will for your life, more and more and more. So that you can be saved in your spirits- of course, your souls (being progressively renewed to the thought patterns of His words), and even your body, that it may take you into the service of His will all of your days on this earth. Mysteries are being unlocked here, so you can live and others can live through your witness!
2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
~Lena's Journalin' ~
Who are you bold and confident in? Yourself, your abilities, your positions in life, your place in your family? Good. Are you also bold in what means everything to God? Or timid and shy about the very life given for your sin? The only shame in that is based completely on lies. We used to serve the Father of lies (Jn 10) and he does not want us talking about God at all, he does not want us serving God at all, but if he can get us to say we serve God, but not rise up in boldness and proclaim Him as our Lord and Master, then things are still pretty comfy cozy for him. See, it is one thing when a persons life is changed, yeah satan loses that person and maybe a bit of influence on him, if he is strong and godly in his own walk of faith, but if that same person leads others to do so, watch out. That is when anger is stirred, because we become influencers for God’s eternal kingdom, we shake the kingdom of darkness, we bring it to nothing, no further influence over our lives or the lives of those who will follow us in the Way to God. THAT makes the d’evil mad. (I heard a guy speak satan’s name this way and realized "D’"(cap or small) means "deity or god of" and we all know what evil is, so we’d say, "devil" or "d’evil", and it keeps it real clear to me who he is and what he’s trying to do with me. He is the god of evil and of every evil thing and of the whole evil world. As much as is revealed to me, I refuse to serve his will anymore. I’d surely rather make him mad at me than to have God saddened, that I refused His will. And who is greater and stronger anyway? So often we magnify the enemy of God and speak of His antics against us, what about God and His glory and plan and strength etc. Let’s magnify the Lord! Remember the angelic world? There are even 2/3rds of the angelic host that are for us rather than against us. That are against principalities and powers and rulers of the darkness. When we call on the name of the Lord they are working for us! Hey let me drop you an eternal hint- in the end- We win!, Who’s side ya want t’ be on? Why would you glory in a tribulation? It is an opportunity to prove your love will not be Loved, your faith will not be moved, your love for God and His will is not based on the appearance of blessings only! Whew, that’s a biggie! Are you into Christianity and go to church and have Christian fellowship only because it blesses you?, but when it no longer feels like it is blessing you, are you outta there? That is so worldly in nature. That is a sign of immature, conditional love. We all have to come up to a more mature thinking, it will hardly ever go the way we thought it should. So what? Did we get to His goal? Remember His main goal? Love.
PRAY for those who you have a hard time naturally getting along with. God loves them no matter what you feel at the moment concerning them. They are growing also, and everyone does not have to be on the same plane as you are. In a family, there are newborn immature impolite, smelly, crying, but so fresh and new babies and there are also old wrinkled great grandparents. God loves them all and does not fault one for not being where the other is at. Yet when observances in love are made, one will definitely learn from another. Become strong in the Lord, by being in His word and practicing doing His word on purpose daily! So what can we do on purpose with today’s word?
Get Bold.
Lay down shyness that keeps you from being an influencer for God.
Speak about the Lord to Christians and non-Christians alike.
Tell what God has done, rather than what problems are "getting us down."
Love- everyone, where they are at, no matter what.
Exercise unconditional love- on purpose.
Be willing to observe and learn from others who are not on the same plane as you.
Make the d’evil mad- on purpose. (Wow, what an offensive thought, huh?)
Allow God to use your life as a demonstration of His will in the earth, allow God to crush satan underneath your feet and turn your own life, home, neighborhood, town & city upside Down, where the king of darkness once ruled, God Almighty has the rulership. Amen!
Romans 16:19-20 19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Acts 17:6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.