Today's New Testament reading in my read through the Bible plan brought me to Ephesians chapter two where we go for today's verses. The preceding verses describe how were were dead in our sins and trespasses and the verses above start with two little words that have great importance, ultimate importance, "but God". We were dead as it were, but God had other plans for us, His grace brought us to life, spiritually.
Reading this passage I thought of Lazarus being called out of the grave, still having the grave cloths wrapped around him like a mummy. Looking back to the past few days we considered Solomon. You might say that he was all wrapped up in seeking worldly pleasures, but as the book of Ecclesiastes shows, God called him out of that and by His grace showed him that there was more to this life.
Has He called you out, released you from your grave clothes? Do these verses make you want to sing in your heart of the "Matchless Grace of Jesus"?
Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it,
Where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden,
Setting my spirit free,
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
2. Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching to all the lost,
By it I have been pardoned,
Saved to the uttermost;
Chains have been torn asunder,
Giving me liberty;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
3. Wonderful grace of Jesus,
Reaching the most defiled,
By its transforming power,
Making him God's dear child,
Purchasing peace and heaven,
For all eternity;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.
Chorus:
Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
Higher than the mountain, sparkling like a fountain,
All sufficient grace for even me;
Broader than the scope of my transgressions,
Greater far than all my sin and shame;
O magnify the precious Name of Jesus,
Praise His Name!
Blessings,
Mike
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Ephesians 2:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV) By Grace Through Faith
2 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b] 4 But[c] God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
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