Ephesians 2:7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
The incomparable riches of His Grace. Incomparable, certainly there is absolutely no other individual person who has expressed as much kindness to others as the Lord has. That is why God the Father is a Supreme being. He is resolutely without peer in every and all categories. So when the Scripture states that His kindness toward us is incomparable it means that it is so great and so vast that nothing can even be compared to it. For example it would be like taking a Maui sunset and trying to find a post it note using crayons to duplicate it, even a master artist could not create anything comparable. It just becomes laughable and pointless to even try. That is the beginning of the depth of the riches of God's kindness toward us. His kindness toward us is so lavish and abundant that it should cause in us who are recipients of such great grace to be eternally grateful and willing to serve in whatever capacity He sees fit for us. Our only proper response to such great kindness is to offer ourselves afresh as living sacrifices to our benevolent God.
application
Today I will let this interpretation serve as a reminder of the kindness of God toward me and to allow it to have its full work in me. It is His kindness that leads to repentance. Ro. 2:4
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