Ephesians 3:16: I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit What are your prayers like? Now think about this: Paul is not praying for individuals to have a good life; rather, he is asking God to strengthen His people in Read more…
Ephesians 3:15: All beings in heaven and on earth receive their life from him. Now, just as a car will not run well without the right source of power, you and I will not live life to our fullest without connecting to our source of Power. Jesus. We are created Read more…
Ephesians 3:14: For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, Paul’s response to God’s work of redemption- even in his tribulations- was to pray What about us, though? What is our response to the Good News when we are struggling? Do we pray or do we resort to Read more…
Ephesians 3:13: Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. NASB1995 There are no adequate answers for suffering. It is incomprehensible how individuals go through such trials. And, yet, in this verse, we find that Paul sees something other Read more…
Ephesians 3:12: Now we can come fearlessly right into God’s presence, assured of his glad welcome when we come with Christ and trust in him. Friend, you and I are free, and the Eternal God, the Creator of the Universe smiles at us as we daily grow in our trust Read more…
Ephesians 3:11: This was God’s plan for all of history which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. Let’s think about this: why do we look so hard for God’s plan for our lives/. We read books, listen to sermons, go to seminars in order to discover’s God’s plan Read more…
Ephesians 3:10: His purpose was that all the rulers and powers in the heavenly places will now know the many different ways he shows his wisdom. They will know this because of the church. God’s manifest wisdom is that through Christ all people will be gloriously saved from all the Read more…
Ephesians 3:9, God, who created everything, wanted me to help everyone understand the mysterious plan that had always been hidden in his mind Friend, we can help people understand God’ plan that continues to dumbfound the nations… Because… our God -who created everything- created us, and knows our thoughts and Read more…
Ephesians 3:8, God gave his grace to me, the least of all God’s people, to preach the good news about the immeasurable riches of Christ to the Gentiles. God gives grace to even the least to preach the good news of the immeasurable riches of Christ. Think about that my Read more…
Ephesians 3:7 I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power. When I consider that our Infinite Almighty God decreed us finite weak people to be His agents for change, I am awed: I Read more…