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1 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. 3 All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else, 4 but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us 5 even when we were dead through 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 ages to come 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 the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.

 

God is the mover of all things. In the beginning, it is God who creates the world from a void. God is the one who saves Noah. God sends Moses to save the children of Israel. When all is lost, it is God who sends his Son to live amongst us. By Christ alone are we saved from our sin through his selfless death on the Cross.

 

Why does God do this? Love. Love is the only reasonable explanation for a God who does this for a people who do not deserve or even appreciate all God does. Each and every time his children are in need, God steps forth ready to bring them out of trial. God knows we are more than we could ever believe we can be. He created us so. And in that understanding and love for us, grace is extended to cover those gaps we simply cannot cover ourselves.

 

It is always God first working in and through our lives.

 

Dear God, thank you for loving us. Amen.

 

Chad Ryberg Cryberg@livinglord.org

 

Prayer Concern: Those seeking to build families