For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — Ephesians 2:8

Do you like getting gifts? Even more so when they are really given to us with no strings attached and all we have to do is take them. The best thing that’s ever happened to us has nothing to do with what we’ve done. God gave it to us. We didn’t buy it, earn it, or do anything to deserve it. God gave it to us as a sacrifice so that our salvation wouldn’t be a sign of how good we are, but of how kind God is.

 

Thought

Do you like getting gifts? Even more so when they are really given to us with no strings attached and all we have to do is take them. The best thing that’s ever happened to us has nothing to do with what we’ve done. God gave it to us. We didn’t buy it, earn it, or do anything to deserve it. God gave it to us as a sacrifice so that our salvation wouldn’t be a sign of how good we are, but of how kind God is.

 

Prayer

I can never express enough gratitude to you, Holy God, for sending Jesus and forgiving me of my sin. May I never take for granted your kindness or minimize the price of your gift. At the same time, Father, I want to live with assurance because I know that your grace, not my mistakes, is what will save me. I want to live for you today in a way that shows how happy I am to have received such a wonderful gift after receiving such a lavish one. In Jesus’s precious name I pray. Amen.