By Grace, Through Faith
Ephesians 3:6-10, Amplified Bible
And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus.
For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God.
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law’s demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself].
For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned before hand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].
Most of us know this scripture in Ephesians 3:6-10. Have we really, truly take a look at it to understand what this means for us personally. Let’s do that for a moment here today.
God Almighty, Father of Glory, our own dear heavenly Father has made His whole kingdom available for us as His children. Everything He has is ours. Why did He do this? Because of His intense love for us, He has extended His grace, His all in all, to us. All we have to do is accept it----that is faith. Faith takes what has been given to it. Faith is an action word. We act on what we believe. That is faith. What is God saying to us? I have already planned a good life for you to live. It is ready; it is available for you; it is already there, planned beforehand, for you to walk in it. You are delivered from the ravages of this world system and satan’s control because of God’s grace and because of your faith, which actually is His faith imparted to you. It is a win-win situation. Let’s enjoy the grace of God which is extended to us every day. His mercies are new every morning. That means: NEW! I’m going to enjoy a new day every day with my Father. How about you?
And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus.
For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God.
Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law’s demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself].
For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned before hand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].
Most of us know this scripture in Ephesians 3:6-10. Have we really, truly take a look at it to understand what this means for us personally. Let’s do that for a moment here today.
God Almighty, Father of Glory, our own dear heavenly Father has made His whole kingdom available for us as His children. Everything He has is ours. Why did He do this? Because of His intense love for us, He has extended His grace, His all in all, to us. All we have to do is accept it----that is faith. Faith takes what has been given to it. Faith is an action word. We act on what we believe. That is faith. What is God saying to us? I have already planned a good life for you to live. It is ready; it is available for you; it is already there, planned beforehand, for you to walk in it. You are delivered from the ravages of this world system and satan’s control because of God’s grace and because of your faith, which actually is His faith imparted to you. It is a win-win situation. Let’s enjoy the grace of God which is extended to us every day. His mercies are new every morning. That means: NEW! I’m going to enjoy a new day every day with my Father. How about you?
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 12:11 PM
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