Ephesians 2:11-13
“But don’t take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God’s ways had no idea of any of this, didn’t know the first thing about the way God works, hadn’t the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God’s covenants and promises in Israel, hadn’t a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ—dying that death, shedding that blood—you who were once out of it altogether are in on everything.”
“Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.”
Many people throughout the ages lived in spiritual darkness but longed for all that God is, to be in on everything. I am blessed to actually know him, living in the time of his favor to all gentiles. It is contentment to know I am loved and have a living place in God’s house. Much is given to me. Much is required. I pray I am up to the task.
Lord, thank you for knowing me, finding me and making a home for me. I am blessed beyond measure. Help me to pass those blessings on to those I meet each day. Give me your eyes to see and your heart to respond to their needs.