Wednesday 19 Oct 2022

October 19: Ephesians 3:2-6

Key Verse: Ephesians 3:6
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

Devotion:
One thing Christ made sure the disciples knew was the gift of God’s grace was not just for the Jews but for the whole world! Jesus made it very clear, and it is written in the gospels, nobody was to be left out just because they were the wrong race, colour, shape, age or whatever! The only reason for anyone to be left out is if they choose to be left out for themselves!

Why would anyone choose to be left out? Well that is an answer we have to ask God about when we get to be with Him in heaven. We may wonder how anyone could make the decision to be away from God, but people do that every day. People choose not to have God in their lives…

We need to be more like the apostles and actively tell people this choice is theirs to make. They can choose to have God in their lives, or they can choose to walk away from Him… But there is another “choice” which many make without knowing: the choice of doing nothing! This choice, unfortunately, separates us from God because it is not the same as choosing to believe in what Christ has done for you!

When we turn toward Jesus, no matter what circle of life we are in, we choose to be children of God. He has promised us we will be called His children if we trust in and believe in what Christ has done for us. It is a simple choice, but it has far reaching repercussions. When we choose to believe in Christ, we should also be choosing to leave our old life behind and walk forward in a new life in Christ!

Points to Ponder:
What are you doing about having Christ in your life?

Will you choose to trust in Him?