Ephesians 2:4-10

Ephesians 2:4-10
English Standard Version (ESV)

  We think about the promises of Scripture often in future terms, but here's something that has already happened -- you were dead in your sins, and now you are alive.  In so many ways, it is that simple -- the power of God was put to work to raise you from the grave that sin had dug for you.  It's not some distant thing that happens to other people, to bad people -- you were dead, and now, because of Christ, you are not.  You are alive together with Christ. 
  Not only are you alive, but you are seated in the heavenly places -- you have a seat at the banquet, a place of honor.  You haven't earned it, but God chose to give it to you, because of how much he loves you, because he crafted you with his bare hands, and as his creation, he loves you.
  So walk with a smile on your face today -- the God of the universe loves you.