Covenant Of Grace

Covenant Of Grace
Lesson for 5:26:2017

Eph. 2:4-9   ⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

⁵ Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved ;)

⁶ And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

⁷ That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

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

⁹ Not of works, lest any man should boast.

The fact that all people without exception commit sin proves that without Christ we have a sinful nature.

Before Christ Jesus and the cross, we were dead… forever doomed because of Sin…

We were just like the rest of the world, following the passions and desires of our evil nature.

But God is so rich in mercy and he loves us so much… even while we were dead because of our sin. Through his mercy, he gave us life when he raised Jesus from the dead.

It is only by Gods special favor that we have been saved… we became Christians through Gods unmerited favor in our lives. Not as a result of any effort or service on our part.

No actions or works we do can help us obtain salvation. We are not saved merely for our own benefit, but to serve Christ and build up the church.

We are Gods masterpiece, His divine work of art. Our salvation is something only God can give. It is His powerful creativity at work in us.

If God considers us His masterpieces, we dare not treat ourselves or others with disrespect or as His inferior work.

By Gods grace you are saved by faith and raised up together. He made us to sit together in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

This is Gods free gift to us. We could not do this ourselves. Gods grace, his unmerited favor delivered us from the judgment of sin, now we have hope and are partakers of Christ Jesus.

Eph 1:3-5   ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

⁴ According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

⁵ Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ…

Or, spiritual blessings in the Heavenly Realms, because we belong to Christ Jesus.

Because of Christ in us, we are empowered by His divine power to receive all spiritual blessings…according as he hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world.

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Christ Jesus to Himself.

We have redemption through His blood and forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.

Philemon vs 6   ⁶ That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

That your faith will become effective by realizing or acknowledging the good things which is in you in Christ.

We must start acknowledging what God is trying to tell us. We do that by acknowledging every good thing that is in us.

Grace provides everything that is available… faith is the vehicle by which you get it.

Faith is nothing more than trusting God for what Jesus made available for us through his finished work on the cross.

Our wants, our needs all have already been paid for. They were nailed to the cross by the blood of Christ Jesus.

This is the covenant of grace, we are free in him to love, to serve and to sit with him in heavenly places.

Gods pan for our lives are to be obedient to His word, have faith in Him and to trust Him. We trust him with our salvation “which is the most important thing in life.” We trust him with the air we breathe, even though we can’t see it.

We trust him for the next heartbeat, yet why don’t we trust him for all the promises and provisions he has made for us in this world.

Jesus paid for every one of those promises, every provision. He paid with his stripes and His blood.

He said it himself on the cross, it is finished.