It is gloriously true that God made an objective peace between him and us by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:14–15). They are also the experiential enjoyment of that status. Grace and peace are not only the objective status we enjoy before God. There are at least seven important implications in these words for our lives.
It’s what he means when he says thirteen times, “Grace to you and peace.” The verb behind be multiplied is used twelve times in the New Testament and always means increase - move from lesser to greater. He begins both his letters, “May grace and peace be multiplied to you.” Paul would be very happy with this verb. He never says, “Grace and peace be to you,” or, “Grace and peace come to you.” He assumes the verb. The apostle Paul starts all of his letters with the prayer that “grace and peace” will come to the reader.
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