Wow! I just enjoyed a rare privilege - I got to have 5 minutes praying with Jimmi before he left for work. Thank you Lord!

Ephesians 1:

(v4,5) "for He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.

That is so cool. You had a plan Lord for us to be 'bought back', 'redeemed', adopted back into Your "FAMILY" - to be reinstated as a daughter of the King!

(v7) "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on .."

(v13,14) And you also were included inChrist when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your slavation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession - to the praise of his glory."

Father I want the following verses to be real in my life:

"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted whe he rasied Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms.

Father, please help me to remember the power that you have to make a difference in my life and the lives of people I come in contact with.....it is limitless.

Finally, Ephesians 1: 22,23 says that God appointed Jesus as "head over everything for the churh, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everthing in every way."