Tuesday February 14 2012
Ephesians
2:9. “Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us
can boast about it.”
So it doesn’t matter how hard
you try to win God’s favor, it will never be enough to enter into eternity with
Him. He has already paid the whole price
and all we have to do is accept him and come to him through the blood of Jesus
Christ. So don’t run around trying to win a place in heaven, just “stand” and
let Him forgive you and save you.
He saves us because he is a merciful God and
it is only by His grace that we can be saved. We cannot take credit for our
eternal life. Can you imagine what
heaven would be like if we had to earn our place there? I fear there would be bragging and boasting
and some would feel like they deserved to be on a higher level than
others. Instead, none of us really
deserve to be redeemed, we are all sinners but the wonderful news is that
Christ died for our sins and made atonement for us, He is the ultimate
sacrifice and so our freedom from death is a free gift because God loves us
just the way he created us
.
My friend, take comfort in
the fact that God loves you, Christ died for you and you can know the wondrous
love of the Father and all the good things that He has prepared for you here
and for eternity and all you have to do is accept Him.
Prayer for today: Dear
Lord Jesus, You have made it so easy for me to know you and I am thankful that
you love me without me trying to please you. Lord, I also know that as I grow
in my spiritual walk with you, my desire is to be more Christ like and in order
to do that, I want to do things that will bless you. So in my feebleness, I
desire to do good things for you and I pray as I take action to please you, my
faith will increase, thereby showing
others that you are a God of love and forgiveness. Help me to be active for
you, Lord. In Jesus name, amen.
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