‘The Riches Of His Grace’

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:7

Quite a while ago, we examined the subject we find before us today.  God has brought us to spiritual life from the dead.  He has ‘raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.’  We explored the implications of this a few days ago.  Today, we return to the stated intention of God in raising us from the dead and seating us with Christ.  For ‘the ages to come,’ God intends to ‘show the exceeding riches of His grace, toward us in Christ Jesus.’  This is a vista which stretches out before us to an endless eternity.  At what point would the demonstration of the ‘exceeding riches of the grace of God’ cease to amaze us?  When would this become ho-hum or passe in our estimation?  Even now, with our very limited understanding of ‘the riches of His grace’ we are amazed, astounded, humbled, and grateful.  All eternity, in which we see the results of His grace unfolding before us, will only be enough for us to continue more deeply to understand that of which we have so far, only scratched the surface.  These riches of grace are all tied to the Person of Christ.  He is the Person Who is the physical manifestation of the grace of God.  He is therefore the Prime Object of our attention and adoration.

Our Glorious Living God,
we rejoice in the riches of Your amazing grace.
We praise You that You will continue to manifest Your grace unto us,
that we may see it and marvel at it for all eternity.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning