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October 6
Monday


NOT MUCH
IN BETWEEN

READ:
Ephesians 3:14-21
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That you may be filled
with all the fullness of
God. __Ephesians 3:19
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In the western panhandle of Texas is a small town named Texline. It had an ostentatious beginning in the late 1800s as a thriving center along a new railroad line. Within a few years, though, most of the shops had closed and the town's population shriveled to about 400. In 2000, the population was still just over 5000.

One online description of Texline says that it has "a city limits sign at one end, another at the other end, and not much in between."

What a waste if the same description could be given of our spiritual journey! The journey of the Christian life on earth begins at the moment of faith in Jesus and ends when the believer goes to be with the Lord. This raises an important question: What happens in between?

A rich and full life is available to all who believe in and serve Jesus. The apostle paul prayed that believers would "be filled with all the fullness of God" (Eph. 3:19). He wanted them to know life "abundantly" (John 10:10). But how many of us experience even a small part of the abundant life Christ promised to those who are faithful to Him?

God desires to give us a marvelous beginning with salvation and a great ending in Glory__with much in between.
__Dave egner
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```````````Lord, thank You for all that You have done for me.````````
```````I commit myself to making the most of my spiritual journey.````
``````````I want to experience as much as I can of You and all```````
```````````````````You have to offer to me. Amen.````````````````
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A life given fully to God becomes a God-filled life.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Ephesians 3:14-21*********

14 For this reason I bow my
knees to the father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from
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 through His
Spirit in the inner man,

17 that Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith;
that you, being rooted and
grounded in love, 18 may be
able to comprehend with all
the saints what is the width
and length and depth and
height__ 19 to know the love
of Christ which passes
knowledge; that you may be
filled with all the fullness of
God.

20 Now to Him who is
able to do exceedingly
abundantly above all that
we ask or think, according
to the power that works in
us, 21 to Him be glory in the
church by Christ Jesus to all
generations, forever and
ever. Amen.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The American Heritage Dictionary defines a doxology as "a liturgical
formula of praise to God," and today's Bible reading carries one of
the great doxologies of the New Testament. In verses 20-21, Paul
closes his expression of prayer for the believers at Ephesus with a
declaration of praise to our great God, extolling God's power (v.20)
and giving Him glory (v.21). We likewise should be committed to
giving God "glory in the church" as we worship and serve Him with
the community of faith. He is worthy of all praise! __Bill Crowder