God’s Great Grace

One of the beautiful things about the book of Ephesians is the way in which Paul celebrates God’s grace, power, might, wisdom, love, and glory.
Follow the adjectives and superlatives to see an example of worshipful pastoral theology in action.

We are saved “to the praise of God’s glorious grace” (Eph. 1:6)
Our redemption and forgiveness through the cross is “according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us” (Eph. 1:6-7).
We are called to know “the riches of [God's] glorious inheritance in the saints” and “the immeasurable greatness of his power . . . and his great might” (Eph. 1:18-19).
Because God is “rich in mercy” and because of his “great love” toward us, we were saved” (Eph. 2:4).
In the coming ages God will show us “the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus” (Eph. 2:7).
Paul preached to the Gentiles “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph. 3:8).
Though the church “the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places” (Eph. 3:10).
Paul prays that “according to the riches of [God's] glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being” (Eph. 3:16).

One application for us is that we should notice how we speak of God’s love, wisdom, grace, etc. Do we feel, with Paul, how truly great God’s grace is?

Justin Taylor