While reading Ephesians today, God challenged me with the depth of His grace: God's grace goes beyond just seeing us as faultless to honoring us as He honors Christ (Eph 2:6). He doesn't just forgive and welcome us as lowly servants into His masterminded-kingdom. He forgives us and invites us into citizenship of His kingdom (Eph 2:12-17). Our involvement and role makes a difference in how we view the kingdom. A servant does his day's work, heads home, and enjoys his time off. A citizen lives and breathes what he belongs to. If I am included in the kingdom of God, it becomes my home. I value it, I invite others in, I share in it's glory and greatness, I brag about it and show it off. I don't just forget about it and walk away.
Too often, we're not willing to accept Gods gift of citizenship. We think His forgiveness is more than enough and just walk away from the responsibility and blessings He's given us as a citizen of His kingdom. Here we are dancing in the shallow end of grace, when we could be diving into His endless treasures (Eph 3:8).
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