2 prayers from this passage, for fear & anxiety, shame
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 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. Ephesians 1:3-14 (NIV)
What was going on when this was written
One very long sentence in the original, piling up what is already true rather than what you should now do about it. There is no instruction anywhere in it.
Prayers from this passage
The same words, prayed from different places. Take whichever one fits tonight.
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