As we seek to live our lives in light of the Gospel, we will encounter major opposition from the enemy. To counter the attacks of the enemy, we must suit up in the full armor of God and take our position on the wall of prayer.

As new creations in Christ, our lives should look differently than the world around us. This passage is a call to practical sanctification in our lives - a call to be imitators of God in every area of life.

Our collective faith as a family matters. In light of all that God has done to make us His own and how He is growing us together and in spiritual maturity - we should strive to believe that He can do more than humanly possible. As a faith family we must remember our Father can do anything!

We went from strangers to being in God's family through the finished work of Jesus Christ. But that's only the start! We should grow as God's family grows.

This passage in Ephesians is one of the greatest explanations of the Gospel in all of the Bible. Not only that, but it tells us that we display the workmanship of God. We are are God's masterpiece - His church, His family, declaring His power to the world. We have been saved for something!