By Julian Wells

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast. … I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.” (Ephesians 2:8-9, 3:7 NIV)

Paul makes it very clear in his letter to the Ephesians that we are saved by grace alone in Christ alone. But he also emphasizes that the impact of God’s grace in our lives does not stop at salvation, but supplies us with unimaginable and often untapped power to live the life to which we have been called.

Grace should be the defining characteristic of a life lived in Christ. And we have no better guide for that grace-filled life than the book of Ephesians, which closes with these words: “Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.” (Ephesians 6:24 NIV)

“Abounding sin is the terror of the world but abounding grace is the hope of mankind.” – A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy