Made Alive.

Made Alive. Ephesians 2:1-22NIV

The book of Ephesians was written some 70AD. The apostle Paul wrote this book from prison. What would make a man go to such extremes? -Paul had been made alive! He had a Damascus Road experience. -When you are made alive, you’ll do anything for the sake of Jesus Christ, you are changed!

God’s word is clear, Do not forget the day you were illuminated or changed.

Ephesians 2:1AMP And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,

The famous Baptist pastor D.L. Moody used to say, “Some day, you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody of East Northfield is dead. Don’t believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now!”

You were once, spiritually dead, separated from Jesus Christ, but now, you have been made alive!

How alive are you? Well, you’re breathing. -But how much of the life of God is displayed through your spirit on a day to day basis? The gospel according to, John states that Jesus gives you the Holy Spirit without measure, John 3:34.

Ephesians 2:2AMP in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].

Notice, the disobedient fight against God’s purpose. The disobedient do disobedient things, they sin. The disobedient are law breakers. -Those who follow the law, break the law.

Galatians 3:9-11NIV So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”

“When you are made alive, you rely on the Holy Spirit.” P.H

Ephesians 2:3AMP Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].

Always remember, We were once among the unbeliever. Without. Without God, Without the Holy Spirit. Without hope.

Proverbs 13:12NLV Hope that is put off makes the heart sick, but a desire that comes into being is a tree of life.

I think it’s very important to write down your hope, and always act of this hope.

Jesus offers hope in this life, and hope in eternity!

Ephesians 2:4AMP But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).

The believer will participate in the Judgment Seat of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:9-10NIV Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

This judgement is also called bema, The purpose of the bema is an exhaustive evaluation of our lives. First Corinthians 4:5 says the Lord will come and, "bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God."

Ephesians 2:6-7AMP And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus, 7 [and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].

When you are born again, you spiritually receive redemption. This redemption raises you all the way into the heavenly’s.

What causes this? Ephesians 2:7b... immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].

Ephesians 2:8-9AMP For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment, and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; 9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].