Ephesians 1:3-6
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 hepredestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
Reflection
What’s so glorious about “grace”? Is it because we occasionally get a freebie here and there? Maybe a complimentary dessert “gratis” at a restaurant, free shipping on an on-line purchase,or a “grace period” on an overdue bill makes us happy. But true grace – God’s grace - is glorious because even though we didn’t earn or deserve it, God freely gave us all spiritual blessings, favors and privileges through Christ. We have it all. There is nothing more that we need. Already deeming us washed by the blood of His Son, God chose us before creation to be holy and blameless. He determined that we would be rescued from sin and death and we would be adopted as His very own. Everything was all done in love, all designed out of His pleasure and will, and all given out freely to the praise of His glorious grace.
Responding to the Transmitted Message:
Let’s praise the Lord for the glorious grace he so freely gives us, his children, through His Son. Let’s thank God for choosing and adopting us. Let’s worship out of the true freedom we have in Christ.
