Ephesians: A Map to Your Incredible Future

“The greatest week in my life,” said Charles Spurgeon, “was the week I read Paul’s letter to the Ephesians fifty-six times.”

Strange statement. In the light of it, one of two things is true. Either Spurgeon’s mind was shallow, or the book of Ephesians is deeper than most of us have imagined.

To my knowledge, no one has dared to suggest that Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a slow learner. While still in his twenties, he pastored the largest congregation in London, England. It grew from five thousand to ten thousand people and became the center of religious activity for scores of other groups. Spurgeon himself was without question the most eloquent voice of his generation—maybe of all generations.

So we are left with the fact that Ephesians may have treasures great enough to tempt even the most casual reader to spend serious time with the book.

Of course the Bible itself is more profound than most of us realize. Ancient scholars have said that “the Bible is an ocean of truth so deep that elephants must swim, but so simple that little lambs may wade in it.”

Having said that, I still must say that Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is unique. Many, if not all, of Paul’s other letters were written to correct some error either of behavior or belief. Ephesians is different. It is a positive statement of the most exhilarating truths that had come to the Apostle’s life.

It is both the most otherworldly and the most earthly of Paul’s letters. It sees castles in the sky and then builds foundations under them.