The past week in our study, Chosen by The Daily Grace Co., brought us to Ephesians 5:1-2, and the study states we are going to learn how to walk:

• walk in love
• walk in light
• walk in wisdom

And we truly need to do all three!

If we are going to live in this way, and be imitators of Christ, then we are going to need to know Him. The way we do this is by knowing His Word.

A few other translations put it this way:

“Therefore be imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example] …” (AMPC)

“As children copy their fathers you, as God’s children, are to copy him.” (Phillips

“Watch what God does, and then you do it …” (MSG)

“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do …” (NLT)

We can only imitate what we know, and experience. In order to know and experience God, we are going to need to be in His Word. Then we will be able to see Him at work as we go about our day.

Think about how you can  practically be an imitator of God in your life.

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We moved onto Ephesians 5:15-21 to find Paul addressing walking in the Spirit. This is the only way we will live lives that truly make a difference.

“We need the Spirit filling us, equipping us, controlling us, and influencing us instead of our passions and emotions.”

(from Chosen by the Daily Grace Co.)

The words were like a neon sign:

• filling –> something that is put into something else
• equipping –> to provide whatever is needed for any undertaking
• controlling –> to hold in check
• influencing –> having the capacity to compel or persuade; effecting behavior, opinions, or actions.

We need the Holy Spirit to have each of these functions in our lives, or the world will be doing so.

We need to be in God’s Word to hear Him speak to us, and for our lives to function righteously each day.

We need to be people who hear from God, obey God, reacting and responding as His Word bears influence in our lives.

The study asks: Being filled with the Spirit is an ongoing and daily part of the believer’s life. What should it look like in your life to be filled with the Spirit?

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In Ephesians 6:1-6, we find Paul continues to address relationships. Let’s look a little closer at these.

Children: Are to obey their parents. It’s the only command with a promise attached to it –> “That all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.”

Parents: Are to lead their children to the Lord and this happens by the example seen in the home.

Servants or slaves: The study points out this is not affirming slavery as we know it to have been. This would address our employment. Here Paul is telling the employed to do their job well as if working for the Lord, not your employer.

Everything we do in life should be done as unto the Lord. Our parenting, our employment, and our service. Ultimately, it is to God to whom we will be accountable.

The question for discussion >> “Our relationship with God is the perfect example of what a parent and child relationship should look like. How does God parent us? How should we respond to Him?”

“Lead through Christ, like Christ, and for Christ.”

(from Chosen by The Daily Grace Co.)

With Mother’s Day having just passed, the statement summed it up for me. As a mom and now a Mimi, I pray this is how I “lead” them.

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As we walk in the Spirit,
we will be filled with the Spirit,
and lead others to Christ.

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