#306 Turnarounds, Curveballs & Unexpected Alliances

Ephesians 4:7-9

”And he has generously given each one of us supernatural grace, according to the size of the gift of Christ. This is why he says: “He ascends into the heavenly heights taking his many captured ones with him, and gifts were given to men.” He “ascended” means that he returned to heaven, after he had first descended from the heights of heaven, even to the lower regions, namely, the earth.

The supernatural grace that God has given us is according to the size of the gift of Christ. We know the gift of Christ and the salvation He made available to us is immeasurable because His great love for us caused our sins to be separated from us -- as far as the east is from the west. And what is this supernatural grace? It is not just undeserved favor. It is also the operational power of God that enables us to do the work He has called us to do. This passage goes on to explain that when He ascended to Heaven out of the depths of hell where He went on our behalf -- because of our sin, He made a way for us to be seated with Him in Heavenly places, even as we live on the earth. And not only that but as He did, He gave us spiritual gifts -- like prophecy, teaching, evangelism and many more -- along with the gift of the Presence and power of Holy Spirit which came 50 days after His ascension to Heaven on Pentecost, which we will celebrate this Sunday, June 8th. If you are not sure what gifts the Lord has given to you, ask Him to show you, and ask Him to make it clear to you what your purpose and assignments are for this time. He will be faithful to do that as you seek Him.