Eph 2.1-10

Psg: Eph 2.1-10 (http://biblia.com/bible/gs-netbible/Eph2.1)
Date: 4/20/12

Read

2:1 And although you were* dead* in your transgressions and sins, 2:2 in which* you formerly lived* according to this world’s present path,* according to the ruler of the kingdom* of the air, the ruler of* the spirit* that is now energizing* the sons of disobedience,* 2:3 among whom* all of us* also* formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath* even as the rest…*

2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, 2:5 even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved!* – 2:6and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 2:7 to demonstrate in the coming ages* the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward* us in Christ Jesus. 2:8 For by grace you are saved* through faith,* and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 2:9 it is not from* works, so that no one can boast.* 2:10 For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.*

Record

Living life in the cravings of our flesh (3) v. being created in Christ for good works (10).

Reflect

• As a new creation, how do I decide what to do? What to prioritize?
• How do I balance rest (even recreation) with these good works that God has created?
• How much of my whining and moaning and complaining is because the cravings of my flesh are unsatisfied? That would be a case of living for the cravings of the flesh instead of for the good works God created.
• God doesn’t leave us here on earth to sit on a shelf. I’d rather be a tool than a trophy.

Respond

• You did not create me in Christ Jesus for applause that you prepared beforehand so that I may revel in it.