Today is a gentle reminder, just in case we are lulled into thinking maybe our salvation or our relationship with Jesus Christ has anything to do with us, make no mistake... our redemption is God's glory, and only His! We learn today, starting with Ephesians 1:11 to 14 and turning to various passages in Scripture, that only by grace and by faith, by God's seal, we are His as believers. Our only purpose is to believe and to be transformed!
John Newton's well known hymn, "Amazing Grace" uses words taken directly from today's text. "I was blind but now I see" exclaims the man...
Hunger for the Lord is the single greatest proof you know the Lord. In fact, there is no spiritual growth apart from spiritual hunger....