Leviticus 24:1-23; Psalms 137:1-138:8; Mark 9:33-50
Ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: but now … Ephesians 2:12-13
If the heights to which we have been raised, as recorded in Ephesians 1, are beyond our ability to grasp fully, so are the depths from which have been brought according to Ephesians 2. Without Christ we were lifeless; as aliens we were stateless; as strangers we were homeless; having no hope, we were hopeless, and without God we were godless. “But now”, just six letters, both in Greek and English, but what a transformation they express! Have you thanked God today for His saving grace? —Phil Coulson
O for a thousand tongues to sing, my great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King, the triumphs of His grace! —C. Wesley