For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God. It is not from works so no one may boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

God forgave us our sins and brought us back to life. Sin had destroyed our souls and ruined our relationship with God. There was nothing we could do on our own to save ourselves. But God decided to bring us back to life. It is a gift. It is all grace.

Paul wants us to understand very clearly that we have nothing to do with getting into a right relationship with God. It is all God’s work. You cannot boast of anything you have done to get into a right relationship with God.

And when it comes to getting into heaven, God doesn’t add up all the good things you do and then subtract all the bad you did and if the good outweighs the bad you get into heaven, and if the bad outweighs the good you don’t. We can’t earn heaven; we can only receive it like a little child.

Thank God today for the free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ.