From our series "Ephesians." Paul, an apostle of Jesus of Nazareth, writes a letter from prison to remind the churches in and around the ancient city of Ephesus how the Gospel story transforms our story. He begins his letter with a rich theological poem unpacking the interplay between God's gracious, saving work in Jesus and our newfound position, as believers, "in Christ." Like the church in Ephesus, we are left with a foundational security in God's good and loving plan towards us in Jesus, in whom God decided to adopt us as his beloved children and rescue us from sin and death before he even created the world. And this should prompt us to praise.
