Ephesians 2:3 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
As we saw yesterday, when Paul addressed the church at Ephesus, he wanted them to remember their past as a point of comparison. They had been dead in the darkness of sin. Paul now makes the sharp contrast by staring with one of his most strategic phrases: But God... God brought us back to life spiritually, saving us from sin and raising us up into a fellowship with Christ that is eternal. God did this all out of His great love and grace, without us having to ask Him to do it. If God did that, he must have had a purpose in mind, and He did: He has a life of activities planned for us that make us a part of His perfect plan. There is no better place to be than walking with Christ living the life God has for us.
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