Verse of the Day: Ephesians 2:8

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

God’s character is gracious, compassionate, giving, and loving. Salvation is a gracious gift from God, born out of His great and eternal love for us. It cannot be bought, earned, or achieved through our own efforts or abilities. It is the free, undeserved favor of God, a gift that can only be received by faith. Through God’s plan and His grace, Jesus paid for this gift when He died on the cross for our sins. As believers, everything we have, everything we are, and everything we do is because of God’s saving, forgiving, and redeeming grace that blesses us all.