Ephesians 2:1-10

Today is the first monday of the month. It's a remarkable day. We have our first Monday monthly orientation. By the way, it's not typical orientation a company is usually doing. Here we sing some song of praise followed by a sharing by a pastor or sometimes our president himself.

The sharing we heard today is significantly related to the natural disasters happening in the world. Just recently we were shocked by thousands of death in Haiti then now the 8.8 intensity earthquake which shakened Chile. We might ask ourselves, is this just a natural thing or it's God's reminder of His near Coming. We are still blessed that we are given another day to live, another time to realize who we are and for whom shall our life be.

The pastor who shared emphasized what is written in Ephesians 2:1-10:

Made Alive in Christ

1As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Death is life's reality. We don't know when it will come. Let's just be ready. As stated in the above verses, 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.