Immeasurable Riches

Ephesians 2:4-7 (ESV)
⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,
⁵ even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved—
⁶ and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
⁷ so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

His mercy is rich in its depth, deep enough to submerge us in the fullness of His grace. We who were so far removed from His Holiness are yet the object of His great love. We were a dead, unclean thing in His sight, but have been made alive in Christ and cleansed by His sacrifice. Not only that, but we were raised up and brought close to God, for we are in Christ and share in His blessings from the Father. 

We don’t truly understand this thing called grace. It seems so contrary to our nature, which it is. We find it hard to rest in something that does not take some effort on our part. We find it hard to believe that everything we’ve done has been forgiven. We find it difficult to live in the fullness of grace. This is revealed in the extent we forgive ourselves and each other. 

God’s grace is beyond our ability to fully grasp now, but Paul speaks of a time to come when we will be able to see and celebrate the riches of His grace in Christ Jesus. The good news is that we don’t have to know everything about grace to receive it. Placing our faith in Christ brings to you and me the full benefit of that immeasurable grace. We will know the true richness of that gift bye and bye.