Who We Are

As John teaches the believers in Ephesus about how to live with confident faith, he draws their attention to God’s great love for them. God’s love should cause awe and wonder. It is a love so amazing that they should struggle to find words to express it. It should leave them speechless! John uses the word lavished, which means “over the top.” Then, John tells them that this over-the-top gift is that we “should be called children of God!” He intends to overwhelm them with this description and leave them in awe of this amazing love. God’s love is so wonderful, and John wants them to know that they are now children of God.