Ephesians Lesson 2/Day 3 (Eph. 2:1-3)

I accepted Jesus as my savior when I was seven years old. I had heard who Jesus was, saw the love of God in the life of my parents, and knew I wanted that love. It was a simple faith, a simple decision, but, the Bible teaches that it changed me from dead to alive. Some people might have made that decision - said “Yes, I want that life” - much later after having lived life and had a lot more experiences under their belt. Maybe they were very aware of their need – how lost and hopeless they were. Maybe instead of tenderly bowing their young head as they sat with their parents they cried out in desperation as a young adult to God to save them. That wasn’t my experience. I said yes early enough in life to have no sense of my own lostness. I didn’t cry out in desperation. I just said, “Yes. I believe.” That’s not to say I wasn’t lost, I just got found before it dawned on me. It’s been nearly 50 years since I made that decision, and in those years I’ve definitely realized how lost I am without Jesus Christ. I know how dead I could be without the power of His resurrection at work in me. I know how different my life could have been, and I’m thankful for that early decision. I know now as I look back at that scene with my parents in our little parsonage back in 1972 that even as sweet of a moment as that was there was an unseen war going on around us. There in that shag carpeted family room a battle waged for my heart. God took and sealed it for Himself that day and, while I may fail Him, I’ll always know His love never left me and never will.

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