Bible Verse of The Day – 11-9-18

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

The scripture above is a foundational truth for our faith.

As believers, we typically learn very early in our walk with God that we are saved only by faith and our trust in God to forgive our sins and wash them away.

It seems like such a huge gift at the time, setting us free from the burden of our sin without us having to work for it.

But as time goes by, we can tend to forget this basic truth. Sometimes it gets forgotten because we go on to learn more and more about God, who He is and what He’s like. So, a basic truth such as this one might seem simple and trivial after a while.

Other times, as we begin to grow in our faith, we can begin to forget the sinful self that we once were, and what God has rescued us from, and we may begin to judge others as though we have earned our salvation and we are better than those around us.

Either way, if we lose sight of this truth, we have lost something very important that keeps us “on a level playing field” with every other human being, so to speak. And when that happens, we might as well toss God’s plan for salvation right out the window, because by doing so, we have undone everything that Jesus did on the cross.

It’s important that we let this verse remind us that it is truly by faith that we are saved, and not by anything we have done that we can boast about.

For by grace you have been saved by faith. Amen!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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