"His grace has no measure,
 His mercies no end;
 His love has no boundaries known unto men.
 For out of the infinite riches in Jesus,  He giveth and He giveth and giveth again."

This is a song we often sing in our Fellowship and it reminds me so much of the letter to the Ephesians. Especially the first three chapters that tell of the position of Believers; our position 'in Christ'.

The apostle Paul is the writer of this epistle and he tells us in 1:3 that we are greatly blessed, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places 'in Christ'."

This gracious blessing is from the Father!
"...He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love." Vs. 4

Vs. 4 in The Amplified Bible says,
"...He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ."
"...that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him)."

Vs. 5 tells us He predestined us to adoption! Here is Vs. 5 in The Amplified Bible, "For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted
(revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]."

Vs. 6 tells us that this is,
"To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He as made us accepted in the Beloved."

We are redeemed by the Son!
"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence (understanding)." Vs. 7-8

In Christ we have obtained an inheritance!
"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will." Vs. 11

We have also been sealed by the Holy Spirit!
"In Him, you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance." Vs. 13-14

We were dead in our trespasses, but now alive together with Christ!
"But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). 2:4-5

In Christ we have been raised up and made to sit in the heavenly places!
God, "raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus." Vs. 6

Created in Christ!
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." Vs. 10

We have access to the Father, fellow citizens with the saints!
" For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Now, therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God." Vs. 18-19

Read carefully Ephesians Chapters 1-3 for the amazing grace of God to us.
Then read Chapters 4-6 how Believers are to live this new life.

Paul starts this portion of Ephesians with an exhortation 4:1-3 "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord beseech you to have a walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."

Amazing grace! Thank you Lord God for Your great love and grace beyond measure! We love and adore You. Amen