Ephesians 1 v 1 - 6 - Being Blessed

Background info
Written in 60-61AD, From Paul to the Ephesians and it was written about the same time as Colossians, Philippians and Philemon. But, this letter is different! Other letters are more specific and direct to the place they were sent, but this one isn't, there's no direct reference to the Ephesians themselves, so it's for a broader context. Chapters 1 - 3 reveals God's plans to create a new people and chapters 4 - 6 is about how God's people should behave. 


v1-2
Paul starts off calling himself an apostle, because that's what God wanted. Pretty cool point, what God wants, happens. This doesn't mean that he is a God that makes England win the world cup, because that's what he wants, but he does what he wants, in accordance to making things better for our good, he's still  a just and loving God. He's showing that God appointed him, and it's God speaking through Paul. 


v3-4
He says that God HAS blessed us, not in the future, but he has already blessed us in Jesus. He chose us before creation, before there was anything he was like, I WANT YOU! That's just amazing and humbling, and especially needs to be remembered when we're like, why me? why do you want me, surely you don't, there's other people who are better christians? God chose you, don't argue with him ;) We're predestined Christians, and better yet, he sees us as blameless. 


v5-6
Again, we're chosen to be his children, through the amazingness of Jesus and his death on the cross. God wanted this, and it pleased him. There's so many different blessings we get from being Christians, we get grace, and forgiveness and salvation but we still have to work hard, we still need to work at being holy and blameless. God's given us this grace through Jesus, totally free!