Tuesday, February 3

This week’s devotions are written by Katie Van Koevering. Katie lives in West Michigan with her

husband and two boys. They are all excited to welcome a third child to the family in April. Katie

works in the Athletics Department at Unity Christian High School and serves as a leader of the

worship team at Covenant Life Church in Grand Haven, MI.

Read Ephesians 2:4-5

“But God”. We left off on a somber, humble note yesterday. But here, everything changes. “But

God”. The gift of grace enters in and we have life in Christ! “But God” changes everything!

A worship song that I’ve been listening to often lately is “Behold Him” by Paul Baloche. Listen to

the song as you read a portion of the lyrics below:

“He who was before there was light Walked across the pages of time

He who made every living thing Behold Him

He who heard humanity's cry Left His throne to wake as a child

He became like the least of us Behold Him

Jesus, Son of God, Messiah, The Lamb, the roaring Lion Oh, be still and behold Him”

I love this depiction of God’s immense power and glory that has come down in the most humble

of ways to sacrifice himself for us. Behold his greatness, behold his power. Be still and behold

him. Allow yourself to imagine the vastness of our Creator and be overwhelmed by his love for

us.

The only response that we can offer is to bow down and worship him. To say “holy, holy holy is

the Lord God Almighty”, just as the creatures in John’s vision in Revelation did. To throw

ourselves at his feet and offer all that we are in service to him.

Take a moment to think about how your day can be a response to God’s gift of grace. How can

you worship him through your work? Running errands or taking kids to practice? How can you

worship God through cleaning the house or driving your car? How do you live in the light of an

eternal Father who offers his grace unconditionally?

Be overwhelmed by his grace and love today.