Have you ever been an answered prayer? You know what I mean...someone else is praying for something and along comes you, and at that very moment you are exactly what they were pleading to God for. I must admit that this is all too uncommon in my life, but occasionally it happens.
This past weekend I had the honor of being an answered prayer, I don't say this to boast in anything other than to boast in my Savior. None of us are capable of doing anything that makes us worthy or capable of being such a blessing in another life, but "God is so rich in His mercy" that He would do such a thing. In Sunday's message I managed to make the journey to one of my favorite chapters in the New Testament, Ephesians 2. In this text, Paul makes a statement that we miss the point of all too often.
"God raised us up with Christ [that's salvation through grace]...in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us through Christ Jesus." Eph. 2:6-7
So what??? The grace that was offered to me through the death and resurrection of Jesus was NOT ONLY for my salvation but that I might be an answered prayer to someone else. So that in the days to come, others might see what God has done in me and think..."Hey, you think God might do that for me too?"
I know this sounds cheesy, but you are a answered prayer in my life. I love you so much and I am so blessed to be able to share in this journey with you and cannot wait to see what God continues to do! I love you!
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