Hey, Ben and Graham - I'm really looking forward to blevo-ing with you guys! I hope this is a good experience for you!
Ephesians 1:1-10
Paul sure packs a lot into these verses: the blessing we have in Christ, predestination, redemption, grace, end times, the mystery of Christ... Ben wasn't kidding when he said Ephesians was pretty rich! It's like trying to eat everything at an all you can eat buffet!
I can't read Ephesians without marveling at all the things we have in, through and by Christ. Even in these few verses: I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ, chosen in Christ, adopted as his son through Christ, given grace in Christ, find redemption in Christ, and find purpose or meaning in Christ. I also can't read Paul without being overwhelmed by the grace of God, described here as glorious grace freely given and the riches of God's grace lavished on us. There's a word we don't use very often: lavished. I like the imagery - it's more grace than I can ever use. It's a waterfall of grace. It's fire hose of grace.
The grace of God as seen in Jesus, who could have come to condemn us all because he had every right to do but rather came to redeem us and rescue us from the curse of sin, amazes me. The grace of God as seen in my life also amazes me - that God would choose me to be his son, first of all, and then give me the privilege and responsibility of the ministry he has called me to... amazing! That's a grace that is lavish! And the best part is that I still feel like I'm just wading on the edges of an ocean of grace - there's so much more to discover.
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound!
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I am having troubles trying to imagine what it looks like to lavish grace upon somebody. How would I change if I took this truth, and tried to open it fully? I recognize this is different than I think now, but I cannot think of what the change would be. I would love to hear your ideas on this.
These questions are still at me. Perhaps the major change would be perspective. I would look at my life, and what I see around and use the term lavish grace and allow God to point it out to me.
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