Saved by Grace!
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who were dead in their trespasses and sins, but God being rich in mercy showed the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward them in Christ Jesus. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Ephesians 2:2-7 details the depravity of man, and then describes what happens to those who believe. Ephesians 2:1-3 (ESV) describes sinful man.
“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.”
Ephesians 2:4-7 addresses how knowing Christ and receiving God’s grace changes everything.
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”
What a difference there is in a person’s life before knowing Christ compared to after knowing Christ! Are you a believer? If not, take action to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior.
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