Good morning! Today we will continue our reading in Ephesians chapter three starting with verse fourteen. It’s written with Apostle Paul explaining the vast love of God for all his people. Join me as we read this important section.
Bible Verse – Ephesians 3:14-19 NLT
“14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[e]15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.[f]16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.”
Reflection
These verses are such a great reminder of God’s love for us. It was so overwhelming for Paul that he literally fell to his knees in awe of God’s love for us all and prayed. I only pray that we feel that way too when we think of God’s unfailing love for us.
Paul’s prayer is still significant for us today. The prayer for power and inner strength through God’s spirit. Yes, we truly need God to empower us with inner strength to continue to walk in the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus.
The other part about Christ making a home in our hearts is also critical to our maturity in Christ Jesus. As we mature as Christians we recognize His faithfulness and we continue to trust Him and accept Him faithfully in our hearts. His love and our love for Him become our anchor, and it keeps us strong even when the storms of life try to uproot the anchor.
The blessing of the prayer is simple but so rich and needed: that we may know –
how wide,
how long,
how high,
and how deep his/Christ’s love is.
In knowing these things we will be complete trusting His love for us and being one in Christ.
Sisters and brothers, meditate on Paul’s prayer and reflect on God’s love for you. Let Him be your anchor today and always.
Prayer
Father God, we thank you for sending Apostle Paul to minister to the Gentiles so that we would all know about your love for us. Thank you for your son Jesus Christ who made a way for us to be reconciled back to you. Lord, thank you for loving us and for keeping us. Lord, we know that you did not say the world would be perfect, but we are grateful to have you as our anchor when things go well and when they don’t. Lord, continue to strengthen us as we journey through this temporary life. Lord, give rest to the weary. Comfort the overwhelmed and overburdened. Lord, remove the chains of bondage and help us to walk freely in you. Lord, awaken dry and dead bones so that we find and live life in you. Lord, transform us and continue to equip us with all the things you have for us to do in this world.
Lord, we pray for parents, guardians, teachers, grandparents, and those who have children in their care. Lord, help them to raise their children to be Christ followers. Lord, equip them with prayer lives, and hope in You. Lord, help them with the tools they need to recognize evil and turn away from it. Lord, give them mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual strength to navigate each day. Lord, bless the finances of each home so that bills will be paid, food will be available, and medical treatment to be affordable and accessible.
Lord, you know every prayer request that has been stated or prayed. Lord, we ask that you answer our prayers.
In Jesus’ name, amen!
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