Proper 11 (NTA)

Ephesians 2:1-10

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins ² in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— ³ among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. ⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— ⁶ and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, ⁹ not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Does God really Love you? Does God really care about your life? Does God care about what you do or where you are? Many people ask these questions. Many people wonder how interested God is in our daily activities. But here is the perfect text to answer these questions.

You are dead in your trespasses. You are a sinful human being. You are a child of wrath. God cares very much about what you do and what you think, because it is every inclination of man’s heart toward sin. You follow the passions of the flesh. You follow the prince of this world. You are a sinful and corrupt creature.

Thanks be to God that he does care about you. He Loves you. He desires you to be alive and not dead. Therefore, God saves you by Grace. Jesus Christ has had compassion upon you. He has redeemed you. He has paid the price for your sinfulness. God Loves you so much that even while you were dead in your trespasses He sent his son to save you.