Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3:14-21

¹⁴ For this reason I kneel before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

Paul knelt before the father because he was a "servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace" (vs 7).  Servant submit to their masters will. However Paul was a willing servant and his submission was one of from a grateful heart.

¹⁶ I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.

I keep reading this over and over.  God strengthens me through the Spirit so Christ can dwell in me.  I see the entire trinity at work here and no one is asking for my help.  Thank you God for this insight today.

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge —that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

One becomes rooted and established through time.  Together with others who are believers we are to seek to understand how great out God really is.  I believe this process will take my entire life.  No matter "how wide and long and high and deep" I learn God love to be, I discover I've only scratched the surface.  That's why vs 19 says it "surpasses knowledge".


I read of the fullness of God and I'm reminded of how empty this world is.  Yes, there are pleasures here, but they are short lived and empty.  Only with God can we truly be filled.

²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

God can do more than we can imagine, by his power at work within us.  God I pray that you work in me more and increase my faith.


God Bless.