KEY SCRIPTURE

Ephesians 2:1-10

1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

PRAYER

God, I praise you because you are faithful to me in ways I don’t even understand.

Holy Spirit, thank you for your faithfulness, even when I lack faith.

This morning, help me to see how good you’ve been to me, even when I can’t see it or understand it. Where I have sinned against you, others or myself, I am sorry Lord.

I know if I put my faith, hope and trust in Jesus, I am forgiven not because of anything I’ve done but because of you who are and what Jesus has done for me.

Holy Spirit, use your Word and your Power to help me become more like Jesus! Open my ears to hear, my eyes to see and help me focus on Jesus!

In the powerful name of Jesus I pray,

Amen!