We are familiar with “rags to riches” stories; they make up many of our children’s fairy tails. But what the Apostle Paul reveals to us in Ephesians chapter 2 about the church is that the Gospel is more than a “rags to riches” story, it is the story of Christ alone taking us, who were members of the “wrath” family, who were dead in our failures and rebellion, and by His mercy alone has made us sit with Christ in heavenly places. The Gospel is the story of moving from the grave to the Thrown of God itself.