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Day 14—It Is in Christ Jesus that We Discover the Riches of God’s Grace.

The opening statement of Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians is, in its entirety, a glorious celebration of the grace by which God is reaching us in Christ Jesus. While our desire is to be all God would have us to be, it is becoming very clear that we cannot accomplish His works by our own efforts. Too many things arise in us that are greater than we can overcome by our own religious strength. But, we find hope in the wonderful words in this next verse. Here we have Paul speaking of Christ Jesus in Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace—Ephesians 1:7.

One of the greatest needs in the life of anyone of us is getting the matter of sins settled. Sins contaminate our whole being. They bring us to the place of being not desirable or useful for the purposes of God’s Kingdom. And yet, we cannot effectively deal with them by our own self-effort. We find in the above verse three phrases that describe what can deal with the sins that try to rule us. First is the redemption through His blood. It is His blood that cleanses us. Second is the forgiveness of sins. He, the all-powerful God of the universe, releases us from the guilt of our sins. Third, it is all according to the riches of His grace. The word riches means bountiful store. There is absolutely no end to the grace that is available for our full salvation. It offers full deliverance from all kinds of sin. Hallelujah!

DEAR FATHER, what grace you showed me when You received me in Christ Jesus! Thank you—oh thank You!—for all you have done in me already. Please continue your dealing with me. Let nothing remain that grieves Your Spirit, or that hinders me from usefulness in Your Kingdom. With my heart, I believe You are bringing me, pure and holy, into Your Kingdom—all because of Your grace.

What do we do with our sins?—I John 1:5-9

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Ephesians 3:14-19 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; Tthat ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Day 14—It Is in Christ Jesus that We Discover the Riches of God’s Grace. The opening statement of Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians is, in its entirety, a glorious celebration of the grace by which God is reaching us in Christ Jesus. While our desire is to be all God would have us to be, it is becoming very clear that we cannot accomplish His works by our own efforts. Too many things arise in us that are greater than we can overcome by our own religious strength. But, we find hope in the wonderful words in this next verse. Here we have Paul speaking of Christ Jesus in Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace—Ephesians 1:7. One of the greatest needs in the life of anyone of us is getting the matter of *sins* settled. Sins contaminate our whole being. They bring us to the place of being not desirable or useful for the purposes of God’s Kingdom. And yet, we cannot effectively deal with them by our own self-effort. We find in the above verse three phrases that describe what can deal with the sins that try to rule us. First is the *redemption through His blood. It is His blood that cleanses us. Second is the forgiveness of sins. He, the all-powerful God of the universe, releases us from the guilt of our sins. Third, it is all according to the riches of His grace. The word riches* means bountiful store. There is absolutely no end to the grace that is available for our full salvation. It offers full deliverance from all kinds of sin. Hallelujah! DEAR FATHER, what grace you showed me when You received me in Christ Jesus! Thank you—oh thank You!—for all you have done in me already. Please continue your dealing with me. Let nothing remain that grieves Your Spirit, or that hinders me from usefulness in Your Kingdom. With my heart, I believe You are bringing me, pure and holy, into Your Kingdom—all because of Your grace. What do we do with our sins?—I John 1:5-9 Top of Page Berean Ministries PO Box 38 Elk Park, NC 28622-0038 © Berean Gospel Fellowship. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission to reprint in part or in whole is usually granted.