Ephesians 2:1-10

2:1-10 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

I was reminded of the phrase referring to "the prince of the power of the air" after seeing the story at this blog (click here) regarding today's daytime TV queen of talk quiet blatantly professing her disdain for Christianity. For many this will not be surprising news but for those who have yet to read between the lines of her many views/opinions that she has expressed over the years, it will be clear now as to where the "queen of the air" stands relative to Christianity.

It is often depressing to be reminded at how lost the world we live in is, but the message of Ephesians 2 above gives us reason to rejoice that we serve a gracious and merciful God who provided his Son as an atonement for our sins....made us alive together with Christ...by grace you have been saved through faith...And this is not of your own doing; it is the gift of God. Amen.