Eph 2:1-10 Made alive in christ

By Grace Through Faith

What i was before christ redeemed me ( ie made alive)

1)dead in trespasses and sins

2)walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air

3)conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh,

4)fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind,

5)and were by nature children of wrath,

What God did for us
1 And you He made alive,

2)raised us up together,

and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus

GOd's purpose of saving us

1) we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Relate back to Jer 29:11 about god knowing the good plans he has for us. here god says he has prepared good works for us so that we may walk in them. god's glorious plan for our lives!

2)He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus

the abundant life we have in jesus! what a blessed life that the lord wants to show us his exceeding riches ( in every sense, not only spiritually. consider king david and kind solomon lives)

The Nature of God
1)rich in mercy

2)because of His great love with which He loved us


reflection

i was a lost lamb, down trodden and dirty when the lord saved me. the lord is merciful and gracious towards me. i was unworthy.

as i read this, i cry out to the lord to teach me to be gracious and merciful to those weak ones too. i am strong cos the lord has made me strong and given me many talents.

by the mighty power of god working in my life, i am able to achieve many things like the way king david was able to.

the lord has blessed the works of my hand.

i tend to be impatient with those who are slow to perceive and understand. help me to be gracious like you dear lord.

lord you have prepared good works for me to walk in. my heart leaps with joy as i think about this.

i realise that i do not need to strive in this life of mine. all i need to do is to walk with you and allow you to lead me in the works you have prepared for me.

god you have a destiny for you and i pray that we walk this life together.

lord jesus, i give my life to you and i pray that all the works you have prepared for me will be accomplished before you call me home.

amen

i pray for jo debbie and matthy that they will walk in the good works that god has prepared for them. i pray for ph too that he will walk in the works you have prepared for him.

grant all of them a spirit of wisdom and revelation that they may see the glorious inheritance you have for each of us. let us not drawn to the world but let us be drawn to god and his kingdom

i plead the blood of jesus over my work and ph work. i pray for favour with boss colleagues and students. i pray for a great sense of humour and wisdom to conduct our lectures. holy spirit make the lectures a pleasurable and beneficial one for studnets and us.

i plead the blood of christ over my children's walk with you. i pray that they will know you deeply and personally . let them remember the encounters they have with you and may they grow to be people after your own heart.

i plead the blood of christ over their minds. that they may know the truth. they may also enjoy and love learning. let them learn well and let them achieve results with teh power of the spirit working in them.

i pray that you bring in good teachers into their lives and bless them with positive friends.

i pray for deborah that she will learn to control her tongue and be discernig in the things that she says.

thank you lord for the openings that you have given me. anoint me and allow me to shine at the market place.

use me to shine brightly for you at SIM an NP.

bless my fellowship with the students that your love and glory will be shown. let the weak and the lost return to you thru this fellwoship.

bring the ppl whom you are calling back to you thru this fellowship.

lord use me to bless my family and my students.

i love you lord. i want to abide deeper in you and to experience you in a more intimate way.

i love you jesus

amen