Grace

"Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ." - Ephesians 2:11-13

As I was reading back through Ephesians a couple of days ago, I was struck by the magnitude of God's grace. We who were alienated from God are now able to be brought close to Him only by His grace. There was nothing that was desirable about us that He should need us (Acts 17:25). We are only able to be friends with Him by His grace. The summer is a time when a lot of us have the opportunity to rest and relax. As we do, let's spend some time focusing on His grace. Such a deep and incredible thing for us to focus on and remember this summer.