Romans 3:27 (KJV) 27 Where
is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of
faith.
For the next few moments, graze slowly over this paragraph
of truth recorded by Paul in the letter to the Ephesians. Take your time. Don't
hurry.
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you
formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince
of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of
disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh,
indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children
of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great
love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made
us alive together with Christ(by grace you have been saved), and raised us up
with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so
that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in
kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of
works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:1–9)
Pay close attention to ten single-syllable words, "by
grace through faith . . . it is the gift of God."
One of my greatest anticipations is some glorious day being
in a place where there will be no boasting, no name-dropping, no selfishness.
Guess where it will be? Heaven. There will be no spiritual-sounding testimonies
that call attention to somebody's super-colossal achievements. None of that!
Everybody will have written across his or her life the word "Grace."
"How did you get up here?"
"Grace!"
"What made it possible?"
"Grace."
"What's your name?"
"Grace."
"Grace!"
"What made it possible?"
"Grace."
"What's your name?"
"Grace."
Thought for today:
How strong is my faith?
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