Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Ephesians 1:7-12 – Blinded and Redeemed
Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-12
“7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. 11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:7-12 (New International Version)
There’s a lot of flowery language in this passage, but we need to understand that the Apostle Paul is talking about the culminating event of the Bible—Jesus dying in our place for our sins, rising again, and triumphing over sin and death. This is talking about what God had to do to bring us into the reality of His sending His Son as a sacrifice to save us from our sins. God had to redeem us. Redemption means “to buy back.” It was an old slavery word where you would literally buy back a slave from the auction block. When they were bought back, they were taken out of slavery and given freedom and a better life.
This is what God did for us, and it’s what He did for Saul—a religious zealot who thought it was a good idea to kill Christians—before he became the Apostle Paul. In fact, in Acts 9:1, we see that Saul was breathing out murderous threats against Christians. One day, as he was en route to fulfill those threats, God got hold of him in a powerful way, knocking him to the ground and blinding him for three days. In this process, God revealed Himself to Saul and he became the Apostle Paul, a man with a new mission in life—a mission that was the complete opposite of his former mission.
This is how we come to Jesus, too. That is to say that we get blinded by our old worldview and way of living, we get knocked off of our own ideas and our attempts at doing life on our own, and we see Jesus in a new way. And that’s what God’s grace is. We don’t deserve His grace, but He still wants to give it to us out of His immense, unconditional love for us.
Prayer:
Thank you, God, for saving me from the slippery slope that was my life of sin. Lord, you know that I was headed down a path that kept getting darker and darker, but you showed up, lit up my life, and changed my direction. Now, Lord, my journey only leads toward you. Please help me to always keep my eyes on you and help me to not stray from your path. I love you, Lord. Thank you for changing my life!
In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Song: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) – Hillsong Worship
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Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-12
“7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. 11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:7-12 (New International Version)
There’s a lot of flowery language in this passage, but we need to understand that the Apostle Paul is talking about the culminating event of the Bible—Jesus dying in our place for our sins, rising again, and triumphing over sin and death. This is talking about what God had to do to bring us into the reality of His sending His Son as a sacrifice to save us from our sins. God had to redeem us. Redemption means “to buy back.” It was an old slavery word where you would literally buy back a slave from the auction block. When they were bought back, they were taken out of slavery and given freedom and a better life.
This is what God did for us, and it’s what He did for Saul—a religious zealot who thought it was a good idea to kill Christians—before he became the Apostle Paul. In fact, in Acts 9:1, we see that Saul was breathing out murderous threats against Christians. One day, as he was en route to fulfill those threats, God got hold of him in a powerful way, knocking him to the ground and blinding him for three days. In this process, God revealed Himself to Saul and he became the Apostle Paul, a man with a new mission in life—a mission that was the complete opposite of his former mission.
This is how we come to Jesus, too. That is to say that we get blinded by our old worldview and way of living, we get knocked off of our own ideas and our attempts at doing life on our own, and we see Jesus in a new way. And that’s what God’s grace is. We don’t deserve His grace, but He still wants to give it to us out of His immense, unconditional love for us.
Prayer:
Thank you, God, for saving me from the slippery slope that was my life of sin. Lord, you know that I was headed down a path that kept getting darker and darker, but you showed up, lit up my life, and changed my direction. Now, Lord, my journey only leads toward you. Please help me to always keep my eyes on you and help me to not stray from your path. I love you, Lord. Thank you for changing my life!
In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Song: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) – Hillsong Worship
CLICK HERE
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