Intimacy with God

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Ephesians 3:13–21 NKJV
13 Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

The Apostle Paul prays for the Ephesians so they are not discouraged by His circumstance.

Ephesians 3:13 NKJV
13 Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Covid 19 can separate us from one another, but it cannot seperate us from God.
Paul prays… you might say “ I pray!” let me ask you do you pray the same way that you would talk to a good friend? Or rather does it sound the same way it sounds when you are ordering food through a drive trough?
true prayer takes meditation :
Adoration- what is great about God?
His love?
His Mercy?
His Power
His Provision
His wisdom
His Holiness
Confession of sin:
the things we have done
the things we know God leading us to ad
Thanksgiving:
even in this time we need to adjust our perspective and be thankful
Supplication
the things we have done
this is the Part of our prayer that we make request to God.
the things we know God leading us to ad

The Holy Spirit Gives an inner strength.

Ephesians 3:14–16 NKJV
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
Ephesians 3:15–16 NKJV
15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
you are a Christian. that means something more than the name of the book you consider Holy.
it means more than the type of building you come to on the day that is set aside to worship.
this means that the Holy spirit of God and His Christ are living inside of you.
ask for His strength in this time

Love will make its way through

Ephesians
Ephesians 3:16–19 NKJV
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:17–19 NKJV
17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:16–19 NKJV
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
as we let christ dwell in our hearts through faith we are rooted and grounded in love.
the we would understand the love of God that goes past knowledge.
that God would fill us.

God will make this trial serve our walk with Him not the other way around.

Ephesians 3:20–21 NKJV
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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