In chapter three, Paul the author, pauses to give a snapshot of his life and current conditions to his readers. In this text we get a window into the mind and heart of one of the most influential leaders in world history and an example of a sold out believer for Jesus.

 

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.