We have been given a wonderful gift from God. Have you opened it? Some open the gift and lay it aside. A gift so valuable is often ignored and there is no thanking of the giver. The gift is eternal life through Christ Jesus. You do nothing to earn the gift of eternal life, only believe and receive. This is God's grace for you. You receive favor with God by accepting Jesus as your savior. You are saved from being rejected by God because of your sins. Jesus spoke of hell, a place of fire and torment that was created for the devil and his fallen angels. The devil wants to give you hell by tempting and distracting you. I remember as a child thinking, "I will be good when I am older." You may not have another chance, receive the gift of life in Jesus now. Jesus came to give you life abundant, now and forever. The devil wants to cause you to be in hell with him. The devil is not yet in hell, but that is where he will be going. The grace of God will save you from hell.
Eph 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,
Eph 2:5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
Eph 2:6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Eph 2:7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Eph 2:9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
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