April 8, 2014

Ephesians 2:1 - 10 (NKJV)

And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lust of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works; lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Luke 15:24 (NKJV)

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

Alive and found because of His great love, saved by His grace, His workmanship, created for good works, God desires our lives to be a celebration of His love

Abba Father. Jesus, a wonderful expression of Your great love, may our lives be a testimony of Your love, may the joy of Jesus be on our lips and may the peace of Jesus be in our hearts; it is in the name of our Lord and our Savior Christ Jesus that we pray. Amen.