Ephesians: Unveiling Our Mysterious RealitySampl

Living a Transformed Life

The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is an extraordinarily profound and beautiful scripture that talks about the challenges that Christians face, day to day, living in both the material and spiritual realms of reality “in Christ”.

The reciprocal indwelling of Jesus we experience when we give our lives to him is a great blessing, but it is also challenging as our lives seem out of step with the ways of the world. God knows this, and he equips us to live this transformed life.

In chapter five of Ephesians, Paul tells us that we must have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness; rather we should expose them to the light of Christ, which makes everything visible. The worldly realm is one that is in spiritual darkness, but the heavenly realm within which we dwell “in Christ” is filled with his light. And we are called to live in the world as children of light reflecting his goodness, righteousness, and truth.

As people of Christ, we stand on the border between the natural and the supernatural, between the evil that Satan wreaks in the world and the spiritual realm where he has already been defeated and love reigns. But we are not defenseless.

Jesus dwells in our heart, strengthening us with the Holy Spirt, and we can daily put on God’s armor of protection—the belt of God’s truth and breastplate of righteousness. We are to fit our feet with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace and take up the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit that is the word of God. We can stand strong in the Lord and the mighty power that comes when we dwell “in Christ”.

As children of light we have a holy calling to live each day rooted and established in love, dwelling “in Christ”. And when you grasp how wide and long and deep and high the love is that also dwells in you, you can live a life transformed that has the power to also transform others.

Reflect: How can you who dwell in the light of Christ shine his light into the world?

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