Ephesians

Third Day: Read Ephesians 4:30—5:2, concentrating on 4:31.

1. From Ephesians 4:31, list some of the attitudes and actions that grieve the Holy Spirit.

2. Challenge: Look up in a dictionary the attitudes and actions listed in Ephesians 4:31.

3. Read Hebrews 12:15. What will be the result of unchecked bitterness in a body of believers?

4. Paul says we are to get rid of every trace of these types of attitudes and actions. Read 1 Peter 2:1-2. As we are ridding ourselves of, or taking off, these old attitudes and actions, what are we to do that will help us grow up spiritually and become more Christ-like?

5. Personal: Do you struggle with any of these negative emotions and attitudes? Perhaps you’ve justified these feelings and emotions in the past, but now God is commanding you to “take them off.” God’s grace is there for you. Take time in prayer today, searching your heart, asking God to show you if any of these reside in you, and then ask Him to help you by His grace to “take them off.”