Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-7
Journal: How has Christ brought you to life?
How is he currently making you alive?
Reflection:
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made
us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions--it is by
grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:4-5)
The bottom line to this
life of faith is that Jesus is always about making us alive. It’s just who he is. He breathed us into being at the beginning,
he raised us from the dead at the cross, and he breathes new life into us each
day by his Spirit. Everywhere Jesus goes
he brings life. Everything he touches
comes alive in his hands. Everyone he
calls forth from the tomb—even the tomb of doubt, or despair, or depression—is
raised up from the dead. If you don’t
believe it, just look at the gospels.
Therefore, if we are in
relationship with Jesus—if he is living in us and working through us—the
question is not if but where. Where
and how. Where and how is he making us
alive? Today. What is being raised up, or renewed, or
resurrected within us these days? Where
is there new life blooming? Because where
we are most alive, Jesus is at work within us.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Lord Jesus, help us to pay attention to the
places we are most alive. For where we
are most alive, you are at work within us.
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