P.S. I Love You

P.S. I LOVE YOU

Part 3 of 3 in Loving God Series

Ephesians 2:6-9

“And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Emphasis added).

Grace can be summed up as a simple acronym [AK-ro-nim is short term] for God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. Grace reminds God’s kids how precious and greatly-loved co-heirs-with-Jesus-to-God’s-kingdom we are. Grace should awaken depths of gratitude in our hearts. This Loving God series was designed to shake people up about mistaken beliefs of God’s love.

It’s so simple. God created people to be His partners and companions on earth. Jesus shows us the Father, our invisible God (John 14:6-11). Jesus came to earth so that humans could be adopted into God’s family: Jesus lived a sinless life. Then Jesus took our sins upon Himself when He died on the cross. Jesus sacrificed Himself on purpose so that our sins could be forgiven. He offers us eternal life with Him in heaven.

It really is simple to accept Jesus’ free gift of salvation. So, what’s the problem? Many people don’t know God. Many are afraid of God, like Bobby in Mistaken Beliefs devotion. God makes people uncomfortable. Upset people cling to their comfort zone of mistaken beliefs about God. They justify not accepting Jesus’ gift of salvation because He’d change their lives.

DUH! The future is uncertain territory for us all. Why not trust the One who guarantees victory? Whoever dares to surrender lives to Christ is born again. Then lives zoom forward! Immediately, the Holy Spirit comes to live inside believers. His presence seals believers as God’s children until the day of our redemption (Ephesians 4:30). He empowers believers to do immeasurably more than all se ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20).

The incomparable riches of God’s grace are expressed in His kindness to us in Jesus. We were chosen (John 15:19), redeemed (Ephesians 1:7), justified (Romans 8:30), sanctified (2 Thessalonians 2:13), and united with the Father through faith in God’s Son Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:18).

Whew! This “Valentine’s Day” brings special greetings from God to His children: “P.S. I love you!”

Take Home Nugget
God whispered love to His kids throughout the ages, from “The Garden” (Genesis 1-3), until today. Jesus died for us so that we might join God’s family. When will God’s kids whisper back, “P.S. I love You, too?”

Happy Valentine’s Day, God!

JD Griffith

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