HOW GOD FOUND US

Ephesians 2:1-10

As we learned in Ephesians 1, about the plan of God the Father to redeem us from our sins. Remember, God the Father is the author of the plan, Jesus Christ is the executor of the plan, and the Holy Spirit is the revealer of the plan.

The theme of the second chapter is the work of Jesus on the cross to put the plan of God into effect. Remember this plan was ordained from the foundation of the world so God could bring us to Himself as His children. Jesus was the one chosen by God to execute the plan of God. To redeem man from his sins, Jesus would have to suffer the penalty of sin, which is death (Romans 6:23).

 Since God saw us as redeemed, chosen, holy, and without blame, He must have seen us with a tremendous need to have designed such a redemption package. Chapter 2 describes how God found us. We were not a pretty sight to look upon because we were lost and dead in our sins. God saw us in a desperate situation before He planned our answers through the blood of Jesus. He never leaves us, like He found us!

In chapter 2, man is seen under a triple curse (vv. 1-3).  First, he is under the curse of sin and its penalty. Next, he is under the world’s system, ruled by Satan and his forces. Finally, he is under the domination of the unrenewed mind, the nature of the flesh.

(WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IN  NEXT WEEK’s BLOG)