Ephesians Lesson 2/Day 6

Today's is short lesson that really focuses and refocuses on one key point: It didn't have to be this way.

It didn’t have to be this way. God could have wound up the “clock” of human experience and existence in a sense, stood back, and let it go. But he stepped in. Why? Why does God come into our lives? Why does he change the essentials of our experience? Why did He make it possible that we could be “raised us up with Christ and made us sit together with him in heavenly places”? Well, He tells us! His answer is that in the coming ages he might display the immeasurable riches of his grace through his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. In other words, God's purpose in doing all this is that he might have his own grace -- the glory of his character – made known for all to see. That through us who love Him would be a beautiful demonstration of the grace and the perfection of God's character. His glory will be seen in us -- especially as it is on display, says Paul, by his kindness toward us. This is what will make it stand out and be so meaningful to other people -- the evidence of the kindness of God toward us. The Enemy is literally Hell-bent on distorting that display. You can feel it because you constantly wrestle in your own head with thoughts of inadequacy, pride, anger, and more. But Christ came and demonstrated God’s love in action towards us, “in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.” That is amazing grace. That is the free gift. That is the way it is – not a standoffish God watching as humanity winds down and out...an active, loving God who stepped in and gave us the gift of faith to receive His grace and to live victoriously in His love.

 

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