Today we continue to march through the book of Ephesians. Paul offers a wonderful prayer to the church in Ephesus here in chapter 3 that is a great prayer for us all.  Let’s look at it together today.

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

Paul prays that we might be strengthened through God’s power. He prays that Christ would dwell in our hearts.  Prayers are offered that we would be rooted and established in love that we might have power together with God’s holy people to grasp just how wide and long and high and deep the love of Christ for us is.  That we might be filled with the full measure of God who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine.  Think about all of that for a moment.  That is an amazing prayer that we should all cling to.  God’s strength, God’s presence, and God’s love which is more than we can even grasp.  The amazing thing about this prayer is that we already have all of these things through Jesus.  Hold on to that truth today. 

In His Grip,

Pastor Dave