Saturday, April 16, 2011

Love Letters (Eph. 1:1-2)

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Ephesians 1:1-2, NASB)

Today, we begin a journey through another of my favorite books, Ephesians. I look forward to learning more about my Lord and Savior. I pray you’ll do the same.

Letter writing is a lost art. With texts and emails, FaceBook status updates and instant messaging, no one sits down to put pen to paper. And I think it’s sad.

Just think. If Paul had had access to today’s technology, he would have sent off his letters via cyberspace, and who knows where they would have ended up. Instead, he took quill and ink, and left for us his God-inspired words. Words that have impacted generation after generation.

That’s why I love to journal. Not that I expect my words to impact even one generation, but there’s something satisfying—and sometimes cathartic—about actually writing about what’s happening in my life. I journal about what God has taught me through His word. I meditate on verses that inspire me—or convict me. I write out prayers. I scribe love letters to God. And maybe someday, someone will read my “letters.” And be impacted in the smallest way.

Write a letter today. Put pen to paper. A real pen to real paper.

And pray as Paul did in his letter to the Ephesians—and to us: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

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