“But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love for us…” Eph. 2:4
Heavenly Father, this magnificent incomplete sentence has a very specific context in Ephesians 2. Paul was reflecting on our great need for salvation—describing how we were “dead in our sin and trespasses,” when the Gospel came to us. We didn’t need personal resolve and reform. We needed resurrection grace and a righteousness by faith. You complied, giving Jesus to us, and for us. We shout “Hallelujah!”
Now, no matter how desperate our situation, how bleak our world is, how uncertain our future, or how out-of-control things feel—this incomplete sentence will finish the paragraph, story, and our lives. “But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love for us…”
Whether our burden is a loved one’s struggle, personal health/heart/home issues, lingering shame or looming fears. No matter if there’s no resolution in sight, or relief within reach. Because of what you’ve done for us by Jesus, these three things we treasure and trust.
(1) “But God” now claims all of our challenges, crises, and crucibles until heaven. (2) You have great love for us. (3) You are rich in mercy. Father, thank you for your promise to complete your work in us, and in your entire cosmos, Father. So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ tender and triumphant name.