Ephesians 2:1-10

And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it isthe gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. -Ephesians 2:1-10


Paraphrase: we who are once dead in sin are now made alive by Him, we once walk in the standards of this world, by Satan who tempt us to lust and desires, and were by nature children of wrath
But God is merciful and loving and made us who were once dead in sins alive together with Christ, and raised us up and made us sit with Christ in the heavenly place, so that we may see his glory and grace in Christ. For we are save by grace through faith and not by works that anyone can boast. We are God's creation and are created in Christ to do good works.


Lessons Learnt: God's Grace is amazing! He is willing to forgive us of all our trespasses and make us like Christ, as long as we have faith.
Many abused this text to say that they can do away with the law as we are save by grace. According to Pastor Mark Finley in his book "When God said Remember", he says that we obey God's law not because we are trying to earn His favor but it is a response of our love for Him, Jesus said "If you love me, keep my commandment"
God's law is what helps us to realize our sins, like a mirror for dirt on our faces.
If we do away with the law, we do away with the sin, then is there still a need for grace? 
Like Paul said in Romans 7:7, What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said,“You shall not covet.”
He has known sin through the law!


Prayer: O LORD, I thank you for this mirror that you have placed in the Bible for us, that we may be able to see our sinful nature and avoid it, that we might clean ourselves with your love and your grace. I thank you for forgiving a sinner like me, who have been so lost in the world, so dead in the world, till you found me and picked me up. I pray that You will write the laws in my heart that I will never forget them and never trespass them. Amen.