Good morning! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Today we will continue our reading in Ephesians chapter two. As a brief recap and overview, chapter two explained that people were spiritually dead and deserved only God’s wrath, but God in His marvelous grace, provided all people (and still does today) salvation through faith/belief in Christ Jesus. We are His masterpiece whom He performs good work in and through. Enjoy today’s verses.
Bible Verse- Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT
“8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 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.”
Reflection
In our reading last week we were reminded that salvation is a gift from God. Salvation cannot be bought and it is not given based on merit. It’s nothing that we can do on our own, it is the gift of God.
It is also important to note Faith is not “work”, but it is the only way one accepts God’s free salvation. To go further the grace is the basis and faith (belief) is the means – Verse 8, “God saved you by his grace when you believed.”
Salvation is God’s work of art, truly a masterpiece. As believers, we are God’s workmanship – He created us, and we are in Christ Jesus. Let us walk out the good work that has been prepared for us, allowing God to use us as we walk by faith.
Prayer
Father God thank you for a new week. Thank you for the reminder that we are saved by grace. Lord, it will be a honor to be used by you. Lord, continue to work in and through us to shape us into the godly Christians/Christ followers that you desire for us to be. Use us today to do good work in and through us. Let your light shine through us as we go to work, school, or anywhere else. Help us to feel your presence and stay attuned to Your Holy Spirit. Give us an obedient heart to act on Your truth as we live out Your word in our homes, with our families, and &”in every season of our lives. In Jesus name we pray, amen.
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BIBLE STUDY
Our next Bible study session will be on Thursday October 22, 2026. Our Bible study series is on the Book of Galatians. The book is titled: Now That Faith Has Come, written by Beth Moore. Study is online via Zoom and it begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. To join the study, send an email to contactus@maryewhiteministries.com
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