Ephesians 1:6-8 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,
Sin always leaves a stain on our hearts and souls and
leaves its remains on our minds. However, God, in his grace, not only forgives
our sins but remembers them no more (Hebrews 8:12). Grace means God's
provisions for us did not cost us anything. We are not self-made people; we are
God-made people. Christians should glorify God's grace just as Paul did in his
refrain throughout this chapter. Nothing stains quite as sin. It leaves a stain
on our hearts and a residue in our minds. But God's grace is shown in that he
doesn't just forgive our sins; he banishes them. God removes the stain and
takes away the guilt. We are clean by his grace.
As Christians, we live a blessed life, which we should not
only be grateful for but also show our gratefulness to the world around us by
living a life that reflects the love of God. No earthly measurement can compute
how engulfing God's love, grace, and mercy abound in our lives. He loved us so
much that He sacrificed His only son on the Cross so that we all might know
eternal life. We see this in the life of Abraham when God asks him to sacrifice
his only son, Isaac. We all know the story: Abraham did as the Lord had
commanded him, but God intervened and furnished a lamb for the sacrifice
(Genesis 22:1-19),
If every day of our lives included only sunshine, we would
live in a desert; the battery in our automobiles and other transportation must
have a positive and a negative pole; if both poles were positive, our
automobiles would fail to start. Similarly, we must have hardship and
difficulty along with God’s blessing; this variation is needed in our lives so
that we will not get conceded and begin to believe that we are in total
control. We must praise God for the hard times we go through and the smooth sailing
days. There will be no temptation in our lives that God is not aware of, and
these dark valleys are an intricate part of our spiritual growth (1 Corinthians
10:13). We were baptized by God in the spirit, at the heartbeat, we accepted
Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior (1 Corinthians 12:13).
As Christians, we are redeemed permanently from sin the
instant we accept the sacrifice of Christ Jesus on the Cross. Jesus freed us
for all time from sin’s slave market; the redemption we enjoy signifies our
release from the bondage of the slavery of sin. Jesus won our liberty from the
bondage of Satan by His shed blood on the Cross. All saved followers of Jesus
who believe that Jesus paid our sin debt do not wait for some future event;
there is an assurance of salvation that dwells within the hearts and souls of
the followers of Christ.
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