Where Would We Be?

In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:12-13 NLT

Think back over your life before Christ. What were you in to? Where were you headed? What was threatening to pull you under? Over and over, maybe with no hope of getting out of the circumstances you were in... Have you ever wondered where you would be if Jesus hadn't come into your life? I know I would be dead.

I think it's necessary to remember where we were so that we'll remember to give thanks for our deliverance, our salvation, our future and hope, according to His Word. And then remember all the things He has brought you through - and give Him praise. Thank Him again. He's worthy!

According to our Promise for Today, You [we] lived in this world without God and without hope. I know I did. It was awful. Indescribably awful. Maybe you're there now. Without God. Without hope in your life. I don't know anything worse than living in a state of hopelessness. 

The Good News is you don't have to stay there. There IS a way out. It's Jesus. He tells us in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth and the life! Ask Him to be Your Lord and Savior. 

Prayer:

Father,

           Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to pay the penalty for all of our sin by dying on the Cross at Calvary. We believe He rose again on the third day, forever defeating the work of the devil in our lives. Thank You for having a plan for each of us and for promising to always be with us. Thank You for our future and our hope. We are so grateful! Thank You for letting us see where we would be without You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen