Ephesians
2:8-10
For it is by grace you have been saved,
through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by
works, so that no one can boast. (NIV)
God’s Grace
We can memorize the entire Bible and not
be saved for eternal life and forgiven for our sin. We can go to church every time the doors are
open, be a leader or pastor in church and still not be saved. We can do all manner of what is good and not
be saved. The only way to be saved is by
the grace of God. The way to receive
that grace is to ask God for forgiveness and accept His Son, Jesus, into our
hearts, minds and lives as the Lord, the ruler of our entire being. When we accept Him and choose to follow Jesus
in obedience to what is recorded in His written word, The Holy Bible, God gives
us His grace of forgiveness and adopts us as His children. He fills us with His love and His Holy Spirit
Who enables us to love God. When we love
someone, we want to please them. To
please God, we walk in obedience to His statutes. When we fall, we ask forgiveness and choose
to move on from that falling and walk on.
We bear the consequences of our actions or inactions in our physical
bodies, but we also enjoy the forgiveness of God and the knowledge that nothing
can separate us from His love once we receive it through His Son, Jesus. Let us praise and thank God today for the
gift of His grace the choose to show Him our love through obedience by allowing
His Holy Spirit to love and help others through us.
By Ginger Chapman
