This past Sunday, we started a new series looking at our lives as pilgrims in The Way and who we are as Jesus followers. The series, titled Life In Christ, will run for several weeks as we work, verse by verse, through Ephesians chapter 2. As we began this important look at living with Jesus, we focused on who we were before we committed to this lifestyle and who we are now.
Ephesians 2:1-3 gives us a vivid picture of how helpless and hopeless we were without Jesus in our lives. All humanity is lost and spiritually dead without a trusting faith in Jesus. No matter how hard we try or how good we think we are, apart from Jesus’ saving work in us, we are spiritually dead. Paul tells us in Romans 3:23 that each and every human to ever walk the planet has sinned and fallen short of God’s plan for them – His glory.
But then verses 4 through 8 remind us that we have been given the opportunity to be rescued – that Jesus came to pay the price for our sins and make a way for us to be alive in Him.
The point I really want to highlight from all of this comes in verse 4, but because of His great love for us. Eight words that make all the difference. Eight words that give us hope and a future. Eight words that make the difference between a helpless and hopeless life and a life of hope and joy – but because of His great love for us.
Someone reading this today needs to be reminded that nothing you have ever done (good or bad), nor nothing you will ever do (good or bad) could make God love you any more or any less than He always has.
God LOVES You!!
Regardless of where you are today remember that life-giving truth.
Be blessed.
Clay in the Hands 
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