Ephesians chapter 2 verse 14

for he himself is our peace

who has made us both one

and has broken down in his flesh

the dividing wall of hostility.

This verse is such a powerful picture

of what God is doing in the church at Ephesus at this point.

So you have Jews and Gentiles together

in the same church, two groups of people

that have historically been divided.

You see this language of a dividing wall of hostility,

and that's a pretty accurate description

of the way Jews and Gentiles related to each other. But now that Jews had placed their faith

in Christ and Gentiles had placed their faith in Christ and they found themselves in the same

church.

Paul writes that Jesus is now our peace.

He himself is our peace.

He's brought us together by his blood shed for both of our sins.

He's made us one body where we are in Christ together

and he has broken down the dividing wall of hostility.

It's a powerful picture of the unifying presence of Christ,

the unifying power of the Gospel, to bring together people who were once opposed

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