Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.  4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Even after four decades of knowing Jesus, I have nothing I can boast about because He has kept me by His grace.  My boast in being righteous is a boast in the work of Jesus!  Any endurance or faithfulness attributed to my life is a testimony of God's endurance and faithfulness, who has held me fast in the grip of His love and grace.  There truly is nothing like having a real relationship with God through knowing Jesus.

God isn’t caught up in my accomplishments for Him.  He looks forward to showing off the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness towards us in Christ!  God is looking to show off Jesus!

God is showing off His kindness towards us in Christ!  He’s not doing this because we were worthy of being saved.  He’s doing it based on Christ alone, and it has nothing to do with our efforts.

2Corinthians 4:6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

It is God’s light, presence, and glory that are attractive!  He is not polishing us up so that men are drawn to us; He wants us to display the work of His mighty power so that others are drawn to Him!

If I put fifty pounds of gold in a box, you might desire to get your hands on that box.  But it’s not the box you want as though it’s of great worth. You want to get your hands on that box because of what is in it.  It’s the gold inside that is attractive.

The presence of God revealed through the preaching of the gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit is attractive.  This happened with Peter and John in Acts after they healed the lame man at the temple.

Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

When we are the presence bearers we’re meant to be, the Holy Spirit takes care of the rest.  Here’s what is so encouraging.  You can be young or old and be a presence bearer.  You can be rich or poor, male or female, black or white, educated or uneducated, and still be a presence bearer.  Anyone who is genuinely born again becomes a presence bearer.

I encourage you to yield to the presence of God today and always.  Let Jesus manifest His life through you, and watch how the excellence of the power will be of God and not yourself.