“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.”

This verse suggests that our sins had separated us from God and that we were spiritually dead as a result. This separation made it impossible for us to have a relationship with God, and we were instead following the ways of the world and the devil.

However, the good news is that through accepting Jesus and his sacrifice for our sins, we can be made alive in Christ and be reconciled with God. As it says in Ephesians 2:4-5:

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”

So while we were once dead in our sins, we can now have new life and a restored relationship with God through our faith in Jesus Christ.