Ephesians 2

Several of the verses in this chapter spoke to me: 4-5 “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved”. Wow, earlier in the chapter, it spoke of how our transgressions and sins made us unable to commune with God. We were dead and doomed because of those transgressions, but God loves us so much and is infinitely merciful that he gave us a way, the blood of Jesus Christ!

Also, I have to point out verses 11 & 12 (not quoted), which speak of how us Gentiles (non-Jewish), were separate from the covenants and promises of God. They were made with and applied to only the children of Israel, His chosen people. But praise God it didn’t stay that way, or we would have been lost. Verses 18-20 tell us the great news, “(18) For through him (Jesus Christ) we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. (19) Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, (20) built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.”

Thanks to God’s love and mercy and Jesus’ sacrifice, we are included as God’s people! We have been saved and are allowed to be a part of the Father’s household, through Jesus Christ the Son.

Thank you God for loving me enough and showing mercy upon me. Thank you for giving me a way to be with You, to come to You, and to dwell in Your house forever. Thank you Jesus for loving me enough to die for me, to pay the price necessary for my sins that I may not be left behind and lost, but be saved!