GRACE THROUGH FAITH

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” – Ephesians 2:8

LIGHT FOR NOW: Salvation is not your work; it is God’s work.

Salvation by grace through faith is not a difficult thing; in that it’s not a formula to follow but rather a miracle to believe and receive. Salvation is God’s righteousness at work in us when we say yes to His plan. Saying yes is how we demonstrate faith. We get saved by grace through faith, but we also live by grace through faith. The bible says in Ephesians 2:8-9 that people are saved by grace through faith. But what does that really mean? A common answer is that we are saved from going to hell when we die. But the truth is, salvation is so much more – as is grace by which we receive it through faith. Salvation is God’s righteousness at work in us when we say yes to His plan. Saying yes is how we demonstrate faith. We get saved by grace through faith, but we also live by grace through faith. Hence, man’s obligation is to believe in what grace has made available. John 3:16 is one of the most quoted verses from the bible and embodies the message of God’s grace; “For God so loved the world that he gave…” That’s a demonstration of grace because grace gives what is undeserved.

Romans 5:17 says that it’s through “the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness that we reign in life”. This gift God provides has nothing to do with our earning it. It’s given graciously through what’s called a gratuitous contract. This contract is solely for our benefit and ratified with the blood of Christ. God paid for everything and we receive everything. The salvation God offers us is freely ours if we’ll dare to believe He’s that good. Faith says I believe you are that good, and I receive your amazing reconnection. When we do this, He gives us a new life. Jesus called it being “born again” (John 3:1-3). After a believer gets born again, it is his understanding of salvation (who he is in Christ, what he has in Christ and what Christ can do through him) that will influence his character or lifestyle. When he (the believer) sees himself enough in Christ, his lifestyle changes in tandem to what he is seeing or who he is seeing himself in and that is Christ. Glory!

INSTRUCTION: Fix your eyes on Christ.

CONFESSION: Thank you Lord for the life I have in you. Thank you Lord for your grace that equips me to walk in the realities of my personality as I look to you, in Jesus Name, Amen.

QUOTE: When you are conscious of your “in Christ” realities, your consciousness influences your lifestyle.

DAILY READING: MORNING: GALATIANS CHAPTER 2; EVENING: GALATIANS CHAPTER 3