(Eph 2:4)  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,  (5)  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (6) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”  Focus on the last two words “in Christ”. Our righteousness, sanctification, inheritance, hope, adoption and glory are all based on the fact that when He saved, the Lord God placed us “in Christ”. Jesus is now my righteousness, my sanctification, my inheritance, my hope, my adoption, and my glory! Praise His Name! !

(Eph 2:4)  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,  (5)  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (6) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”  We should never doubt anything God says. He said He would give not “life”, but everlasting life. It is the possession of every Born Again Child of God! Here the Lord tells us He sees us there, sitting in the heavenlies! He is not locked in time and space. He literally sees us there. Who are we to call His Word to doubt! Rejoice in this revealed statement of fact!

(Eph 2:4)  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,  (5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)  (6) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”  The Holy Spirit would have us know we have all been raised together. In other words, we have all been saved the same way. No one was worthy; no one earned it; no one was rewarded with salvation. Grace will ever mean: “unmerited favor”. You and I will never have a reason to boast over it or what we have become. It is God’s grace.

(Eph 2:4) “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (5)  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)”  Did you notice we are given the reason why God is “rich in mercy”: “…Who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us,…..”  And friends, He doesn’t love us because we are “worthy” of love. No, He loved us while we were dead in sins, the children of wrath (v3d). He loves us because He is love (1 Jn 4:8,16).  

(Eph 2:4) “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (5)  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)”  “But God”: though we were and deserved to be the “children of wrath”, God intervened on our behalf, (v5) “Even when we were dead in sins….” You see, “mercy” is only needed by the guilty! Friend, we are not simply sinners by nature, we are also sinners by choice! At times each of us choose to do what we know to be wrong in the sight of God! We are guilty! Thank God that He is rich in mercy! 

DAILY DROP OF WATER  (Eph 2:2) “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”   Did you notice the term “children of wrath”? Concern for the souls of others should compel us to warn them “of the wrath to come”. Why is there wrath to come? Because God is Holy and ALL SIN (even that man considers the tiniest) offends the Lord God to the point of wrath!

(Eph 2:2) “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”  “Religiousness” is not salvation. “Church speak” is not salvation. Salvation is having our nature changed at the point of God’s bestowing spiritual life in us – everlasting life! At that moment we are changed. I have seen people who prayed the prayer not “get it”. Why not? Obviously, the Lord knew their heart was not truly repentant of the sinful life that cost His Son’s suffering. Remember: salvation is not an automatic thing caused by a prayer; it is a bestowal of life by God Himself: (Rom_9:16) “So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.” Be careful. Was there a time and place you received a new nature, a spirit nature, or……have you developed “religiousness or church speak”?

(Eph 2:2) “ Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (3)  Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”   Because, though saved, we still inhabit this sinful body; because our minds now need to be reprogrammed to be aligned with the Word of God: we have a tendency to think ourselves better than the lost. Here the Holy Spirit is reminding us of where we came from. Whenever we are tempted to criticize the life of an unsaved person, we should stop and remember, and then thank God, for “there go I but by the grace of God”!