Salvation
Is Not A Reward
For
The Good Things We Have Done,
So
None Of Us Can Boast About It.
Scripture
Ephesians
2
8 God
saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit
for this; it is a gift from God.
10 For
we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,
so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
Observation
There
are two groups of people in this world according to Ephesians –
Jews and Gentiles. Jesus Christ came to save both groups! If you are
not a Jew then you are a Gentile. Everyone that is not Jewish is a
Gentile. The Jews wrongly thought they were superior to everyone else
because they were a chosen nation, chosen by God Himself.
True,
they were a chosen nation, but they were never supposed to look at
themselves as superior or better than those around them. They were
supposed to be a light to the other nations. They were supposed to
help everyone else know and experience their God.
Isaiah
49:6
6 He
says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to
me.
I will make you a light to the Gentiles,
and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
I will make you a light to the Gentiles,
and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
The
same holds true for us today. If you and I are followers of Jesus
Christ, then you have been chosen by God. But just like the Jewish
nation, you and I as followers of Christ are to be the light to those
around us.
1
Peter 2:9
But
you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You
are royal priests,
a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show
others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness
into his wonderful light.
We
are to walk in humility and think of others as better than ourselves.
Philippians
2:3-8
3
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble,
thinking of others as better than yourselves.
7 Instead,
he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,
Application
I
am still alive today for the sole purpose of being able to help
someone else come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. I am saved
not because of anything that I have done, but only because Jesus
loves me and saved me.
How
about you? Do you know why you are still alive?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for allowing me to see another day of life. I know
that each one of them are numbered. Help me not to be afraid to share
my faith with someone that You bring across my path. Help me to be
both bold and at the same time humble. Thank You for my salvation. I
realize that it is a gift. It is Your greatest gift that anyone could
ever receive and I am thankful that I have it.
I
pray for the salvation of any person who reads this blog. Help them
to place their faith and their trust in Jesus and in what He did on
the cross for them. Clear their minds of stuff that gets in their way
of eternal life.
Daily
Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 1,2,3; Psalms 45; Ephesians 2
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