Jesus came to build the Church, a community united around Him and

His work on our behalf. The text of Ephesians 2:11-22 reminds us of our state

before Jesus and now the manifold blessings of being part of the Household of

God through the Cross.

Ephesians 2:10 declares that we are God’s workmanship—His “poiema,”. And God has works for each of us to walk out before we join Him in eternity. These works are good, planned by God, and they are life giving activities we can miss out on.

After the lights go out in Ephesians 2:1-3, exposing the three big

problems in the universe, we find two glorious words – but God. In verse four the

lights are back on and we see God’s ways and God’s work to rescue the broken

world.

Ephesians One was a brilliant overview of God’s plan, salvation and

our eventual destiny with Jesus Christ. Chapter Two is a reminder of the miry clay

we have all been rescued from. While dark, it is vital for the believer to never lose

sight of our own desperate rescue or church becomes an exclusive club instead

of a hospital to meet the Great Physician.

Paul declares to this church that they are doing great and so now he

prays for more. They are ready for all that God has to give to them theologically

and practically. Paul concludes by pointing to Jesus as the example of how all

these graces from God the Father are lived out.