having reminded and assured us of God's love for us and who then we are in Christ, Paul now implores us to live a life that is worthy of our calling - or - invitation. in other words, to live up to what and who we are - God's children (eph 1:1-14). once dead, we have been alive (eph 2:1-10). having been made alive, we have been given life and everything we need to live that life (2pet 1:11). once, having no God, no family and no hope, we are now children of God, heirs with Jesus and partakers of the kingdom. (Hosea 1:10; john 1:12-13; rom 8:17; 1pet 2:4-6,9-10; 1john 3:1). our Father has given us a new life, family, and mission - His - and desires that we live in such a way as to honor Him and all He has done.
... broken pieces, brought together by God's gracious and skillful hands to make something beautiful.
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