You Were Dead

You were dead though the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air; the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else. But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you have been saved – and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God – not the result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

Ephesians 2:1-10

Almost half of the U.S. adult population is wrong about at least one thing. A survey indicates that 54% say that people who are generally good and do enough good things for others will earn a place in heaven. Wrong! We are all born spiritually dead. We have to come to Jesus. We have to accept Him as our Savior. That acceptance means we generally do good works, but the good works don’t come first, being saved from death comes first. Is your soul alive today? If not, ask Jesus for forgiveness and accept Him as your own personal Savior.

Life’s biggest decision is what you do with Jesus.

Our Daily Bread – June 3, 2006