I am grateful to be alive!
Ephesians 2:4-6 explains how God makes us alive.
“But
God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he
loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, 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”
Before
we conversion, we are spiritually dead. Our sinful nature and our sins
separate us from our holy God. But, this all changes when we place our faith in
Jesus Christ. God makes us alive, grants us faith, and empowers us to believe
in Jesus. Jesus’ finished work on the cross restores our relationship with God.
We become alive, and we can look forward to being alive forever with Him.
My
personal battle with cancer gives me a whole new perspective on this passage
from Ephesians. Physically, cancer was getting the best of me. Through God’s
healing hand, diagnosis, and fantastic medical help, I am alive today.
Spiritually, my sinful nature was getting the best of me. Through God’s loving
initiative, healing touch, and Jesus’ death, I am alive today. To Him be all of
the glory!
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