The Gospel

Paul asks the believers in Ephesus to pray for one specific thing: boldness. He wants courage to clearly share the gospel message. He writes this while chained in prison. He doesn’t ask for comfort or freedom. He asks for courage. What is the message he wants to share? That we were spiritually dead because of sin. But God, who is rich in mercy and great in love, has made us alive with Christ by his grace (Ephesians 2:4-5). The gospel is not about earning God’s love. It’s about receiving it. Paul calls himself an ambassador for Christ. An ambassador represents a king in a foreign place. Paul knows that even in prison, he represents Jesus. Wherever God places him, that is his mission field...