WORD 4 Today 8/31: For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! Ephesians 5:8 NLT

Confess: Darkness is DISPELLED & LIGHT fills my life.  I endeavor to LIVE in the light & the LET my light SHINE bright! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/30: Don't let yourselves get taken in by religious smooth talk. God gets furious with people who are full of religious sales talk but want nothing to do with him. Ephesians 5:6 MSG

Confess: My life is about GOD & pleasing Him.  I’m done with man’s RELIGION & seek vital, intimate relationship with Jesus Himself! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/28: Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn't love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that. Ephesians 5:2 MSG

Confess: My PRIME directive is to LOVE like God loves.  The LOVE of Jesus FLOWS through my life into the lives of others.  I LOVE LIKE THAT! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/27: Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Ephesians 5:1 MSG

Confess: Today I KEEP my EYES on Jesus & then I CAN DO what He does.  He is my PATTERN of behavior.  It is my DESIRE to ACT like JESUS always! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/26: And don’t sin by letting anger control you.  Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, Ephesians 4:26 NLT

Confess: Anger will NOT control or dominate me.  I won’t let the sun set on my wrath! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/25: So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. Ephesians 4:25 NLT

Confess: Today I WILL NOT tell any lies.  I SPEAK truthfully & gentle with others. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/24: Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:24 NLT

Confess: I put on my new NATURE realizing I’m created in the IMAGE of God, right with Him & TOTALLY loyal as well. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/23: And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude], Ephesians 4:23 AMP

Confess: The RENEWING of my MIND is a constant process.  I have that FRESH mental & spiritual outlook today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/22: Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Ephesians 4:23 NLT

Confess: I am made NEW in my thinking & attitudes through the Spirit of God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/21: He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Ephesians 4:16 NLT

Confess: That describes by life, my goal, my desire to be HEALTHY, GROWING & overflowing with LOVE! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/20: Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4:15 NLT

Confess: That is my goal to SPEAK the TRUTH in LOVE!  I am becoming more like CHRIST in everything I DO & SAY! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/19: Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Ephesians 4:14 NLT

Confess: I am NOT immature or easily influenced by the system of the world.  I am not BLOWN AWAY by any new or clever teaching.  I live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/18: This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Ephesians 4:13 NLT

Confess: Unity of FAITH (not doctrine) is my goal today.  I declare that I MEASURE up to the STANDARD that Christ gave! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/17: He gave gifts…to train Christians in skilled servant work, working within Christ's body, the church, Ephesians 4:12 MSG

Confess: “I am in TRAINING to SERVE & WORK for Jesus today!” You are a GIFT today so get to GIVING!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/16: Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. Ephesians 4:12 NLT

Confess: Responsibly equipping God’s people to WORK is a GIFT from God.  So, I’m rolling up my sleeves & getting to GOD’S WORD today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/15: Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Ephesians 4:11 NLT

Confess: I am THANKFUL for the GOD-GIVEN gifts to me & the church.  I’ll find a way to express that today! — P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/14: However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. Ephesians 4:7 NLT

Confess: Today I OPEN my special gift from God!  I am thankful for all the GIFTS God has given to me! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/13: Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. Ephesians 4:3 NLT

Confess: Today I will do everything POSSIBLE to build UNITY & peace enabled by the Spirit! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/12: Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Ephesians 4:2 NLT

Confess: As a believer I make room for the mistakes & short comings of others.  As a result humility, gentleness & PATIENCE are a vital part of my life. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/11: Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Ephesians 4:1 NLT

Confess: I declare that I am living a life that is WORTHY of the CALL God has given me.  I live UP to my God given FAMILY NAME! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/10: God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. Ephesians 3:20 MSG

Confess: God can do anything.  That is my basis for faith & prayer & it will be way beyond my ability to imagine!  God is AT WORK in me today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/9: Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20 NLT

Confess: God’s mighty POWER is WORKING in me today!  My prayers are answered & accomplished far beyond my wildest dreams! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/8: May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Ephesians 3:19 NLT

Confess: My experience of the love of Christ is unfathomable.  I am full & fulfilled in Him & have POWER to live & love as God does! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/7: And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. Ephesians 3:18 NLT

Confess: Today I have the ABILITY to intimately know the depth of God’s vast love. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/6: Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. Ephesians 3:17 NLT

Confess: Christ is AT HOME in my heart & life.  I am filled & strong with God’s love! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/5: I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Ephesians 3:16 NLT

Confess: Today I am EMPOWER with the STRENGTH of God & tap into his LIMITLESS resources! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/4: When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, Ephesians 3:14 NLT

Confess: In God’s PRESENCE I bow my knees and PRAY with CONFIDENCE! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/3: Christ now gives us courage and confidence, so that we can come to God by faith. Ephesians 3:12 CEV

Confess: Again I declare: Through FAITH I can come before God with courage & confidence!!! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/2: Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. Ephesians 3:12 NLT

Confess: Yes, through FAITH I can enter God’s presence with boldness & confidence today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 8/1: God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. Ephesians 3:10 NLT

Confess: God’s purpose is FULFILLED in my life today.  His wisdom is seen in the unseen realm through my life as well. - P. Rick