The blessings and grace of God, and the benefits of following Christ, were not only for the Jews of Paul's day, but also for the Gentiles of Ephesus to whom Paul wrote this letter. Here, Paul emphasized that the cost of following Christ is worth any suffering our hardships we may experience because the Lord, through Christ, has revealed His plan of salvation (and the riches of His grace associated with it) to those who place their faith in Him for salvation.