Ephesians 3:14-21
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Ephesians 3:
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
“To pray is to enter the treasure-house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse.” Spurgeon
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
“When Christ by his Spirit takes up residence within us, he finds a moral equivalent to trash, black and silver wall paper with green carpet, and a leaking roof. He sets about turning this residence into a place appropriate for him, a home for which he is comfortable… When a person takes up long-term residence somewhere, their presence eventually characterizes that dwelling… When Christ first moves into our lives, he finds us in bad repair. It takes a great deal of power to change us; and that is why Paul is praying for power. “ D. A. Carson
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
“No matter how great a Christian organization we build, no matter how efficient and seemingly successful we are, no matter how imposing a church we erect, if our efforts are not grounded in God’s love, they will amount to nothing.” - Josh Phillips
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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