Greetings Brothers and
Sisters of Our Lord seated at the Right Hand of God…
Ephesians 2: 6 And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in
order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his
grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For
it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by
works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are
God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which
God prepared in advance for us to do.
It appears from this passage that both,
salvation and faith are gifts from God.
Not only is our salvation an act of grace, but
also our faith is the work of a continually nudging and prompting Holy Spirit.
God is an attentive, rather than neglectful
parent. He is constantly perfecting our character and faith. Our part is to
respond!
Our faithful response is to be about the good
works as we have been created in Christ to do.
Please note that in these words we find all
good, productive, and encouraging words.
God raised us up with Christ (past
tense).
Incomparable riches of grace (future.)
God’s handiwork (continuing).
Ever wonder what good works God has prepared in
advance for you to do (present)?
Explore the day, look for those opportunities
that God will present to you!
Just as Christ has expressed kindness to us, we
now have the faith to express kindness to others.
