Through His blood, I have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, and life everlasting. In this chapter the apostle hints at his state and condition as a prisoner, and at the afflictions he endured for the sake of the Gospel; and whereas he knew these would be objected to his ministry, and be discouraging to the saints, he chiefly insists on these two things; namely, to assert his office of apostleship, and observe the knowledge of divine mysteries, and gifts of grace bestowed on him, which he does with all modesty and humility; and also to exhort the saints to constancy and perseverance, notwithstanding his tribulations; for which purpose he puts up several petitions for them; and the whole is concluded with a doxology, or an ascription of glory to God. Reach out and experience the breadth! And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, youll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christs love. that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. He said that my tree wouldn't grow much the first year, but as soon the roots system was established the tree would grow 2-3 feet per year. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. I pray that it will have a strong foundation. But that understanding is so inconsistent with other things we know of God's faithfulness and love. Test its length! The dimensions of Christ's love for the Church have been described as vast as a mighty ocean without shores, and as lofty as the highest mountain without a summit. The second part of verse 17 is a clear transition in the prayer. SCRIPTURAL FOUNDATION: Genesis 3:16; Leviticus 19:2; Galatians 5:16-17; Ephesians 2:3, 4:22; Colossians 3:5; 2 Timothy 2:22; Titus 2:12. Hence, as Paul prays for the Ephesians, he is mindful of these things and that God is the Father of all believers. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spiritnot a brute strength but a glorious inner strengththat Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God. How unfathomable is His knowledge and kindness. As we continue reading verse 19, we see that the amazing secret to being filled with God to overflowing (i.e., with "the fullness of God", as the NIV says) is simply this: we become aware of the depth of His love for us. In my own faith walk, even though I did not know this Scripture when I put my faith in Jesus, I did so because I believed that He was really God, and that God loved me very much. For less than $5/mo. What Makes Covenant Theology So Important? And we cannot believe He is trustworthy if we are unaware of the depths of His great love for us. That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what. Truthfully, it describes almost all of us, at least at times. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, youll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christs love. Once I was discussing a newly planted tree with a landscaper. Over the years as I "matured " in the Christian faith, however, I somehow got away from the primacy of God's love, until I effectively had a "work to please God" mentality. Often that involves years of frustration on our parts, and possibly some pain, as when Saul was blinded by God on the road to Damascus (Acts 9), because there was no gentler way for God to override Saul's preconceived ideas about what the Kingdom of God looked like. The word "dwell" gives the impression of permanence, the sense of not coming and going all the time, but staying put. Paul begins focusing on God's love for us. . A trees roots go deep into the ground searching for water. It tells us the secret of how to be filled with "all the fullness of God". The Amplified Bible translates the first part of verse 19 as "[That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]". 19And may you know his love, even though it cant be known completely. It is also on a 16-6 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of this season. Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. And may you know his love, even though it cant be known completely. 16I pray that he will use his glorious riches to make you strong. THEME: Sinful lust. Then Christ will live in your hearts because you believe in him. I love what the Amplified Bible suggests to be its meaning: that you "may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself!". An error occurred while accessing favorites. How impossible it is for the limited human mind to understand the thoughts and ways of Almighty God! . Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus! may have power, together with all the Lords holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. 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. Perhaps this parable simply means that if the foundation we have built upon does not lead to the kind of fruit that lasts, He gets rid of that poor foundation, and lays a new one. 16that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, 17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love), 18in order that you may be strong enough to grasp together with all the saints what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, in order that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. May you know how wide and long and high and deep it is. I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spiritnot a brute strength but a glorious inner strengththat Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. 19and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Eph. 16I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. I want my children to understand how much God loves them, and I also want them to understand how much God loves the people around them. may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. 16I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit - not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength - 17that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. We have His perfect love available to us whether or not our need for love is met by the people around us. Must he needs fill himself with a thousand trifles, fancying thereby to complete his happiness? Rise to the heights! And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, 18 you'll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Ephesians 3:16-19 The Message 14-19 My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. Paul wants us to really know this truth in our own lives and to grasp hold of it with our whole being so that we may be filled to all the fullness of God, which is ours by grace through faith in Christ Jesus our Saviour. and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, in order that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Because I know that I am loved deeply by a God who is trustworthy, all-seeing, and who has a good plan for my life. Reach out and experience the breadth! 16that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faiththat you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Home > Sermons > Ephesians. may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth. That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit. This may reconcile the "so that" controversy. Believers in Christ need fresh supplies of strength to enable them to exercise grace, to perform duties, to resist Satan and his temptations, to oppose their corruptions, and to bear the cross, and undergo afflictions cheerfully, and to hold on and out to the end: this is a blessing that comes from God, and is a gift of his free grace; a "grant" from him who is the strength of the lives of his people, of their salvation, of their hearts, and of the work of grace in their hearts: the means whereby the saints are strengthened by God, is "his Spirit"; who strengthens them by leading them to the fulness of grace and strength in Christ, by shedding abroad the love of God in their hearts, by applying the promises of the Gospel to them, and by making the Gospel itself, and the ordinances of it, useful to them, causing them to go from strength to strength in them: the subject of this blessing is the "inner man", or the Spirit, or soul of man, which is the seat of grace; and this shows that this was spiritual strength which is here desired, which may be where there is much bodily weakness, and for which there should be the greatest concern; and that this strength is not naturally there, it must be given, or put into it. Test its length! How powerfully the apostle speaks of the love of Christ! Test its length! https://www.bible.com/bible/97/EPH.3.16-19.MSG, Moms in Prayer - God is Loving, Awesome & Wise, Jesus, the Friend in Sorrow: A 3-Day Study for Grievers, Spirit At Work: Devotions From Time of Grace, Global Pan(dem)ic & a Sound Faith (Part 2): A 4-Day Maturity Check, Royals: Living in the Realm of God's Favor, All About Love - Relating with Women of the Bible Part 2. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love. 16I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit, 17and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. But why should we receive such a blessing simply as a result of knowing in the depth of our being that God is incredibly in love with us? 2023 Christianity.com. Here Paul bows his knees to God (v. 14), being in great awe of His grace, by which He has given believers a new identity in Christ. Then you will be filled with everything God has for you. Passion for Jesus: Perfecting Extravagant Love for God. Even so, Paul prays that at least we begin to grasp and expand the boundaries of what we understand as God's love for us. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spiritnot a brute strength but a glorious inner strengththat Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. 18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth. that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person. To paraphrase Mike Bickle, we love God only as much as we are aware that God loves us. I trust (most of the time!) Thus the Christian life is rooted and grounded in love. The Holy Spirit helps strengthen our faith, so that Christ can dwell in our hearts. NASB. Through His blood, I have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, and life everlasting. of I ask him to strengthen you by his Spiritnot a brute strength but a glorious inner strengththat Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. We can day by day be filled with the fullness of God. The answer is yes, there are two things we can do. It seems to me that we need help on the inside to have the kind of faith that is aware of Jesus in us and with us. to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Your roots will grow down into Gods love and keep you strong. Once I have grasped a good part of the message in a passage for myself I can then begin to try to write out what I am learning. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, 18 you'll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. May you have power with all Gods people to understand Christs love. Vincent's Word Studies. and to know this love that surpasses knowledgethat you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 17Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. "And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 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, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:16-19 is one of my favorite prayers in the Bible. I got the inside story on this from God himself, as I just wrote you in brief. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, 18 you'll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. 13 touchdowns and four . Im asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of his glory. that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what, the width and length and depth and height. 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love. 20 God can do anything, you know - far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! Ephesians 3:16-19 is one of my favorite prayers in the Bible. 2:6). Plumb the depths! Paul prays in verse 18 that we could have power to grasp the dimensions of God's love for us. We see by Pauls prayers, that he is a man with a great intellect and that he has acquired a remarkable love relationship with God. Beginning in verse 14, Paul turned his heart toward the Lord to pray for the believers in Ephesus. 19Christs love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. I also pray that love may be the ground into which you sink your roots and on which you have your foundation. . Regardless, my prayers echo Ephesians 3:16-19. Ephesians 3:16. They live scattered lives, sometimes concerned with their relationships with God, but a lot more of the time with all of the concerns of this world. Reach out and experience the breadth! May you know how wide and long and high and deep it is. It is through this indwelling and our rich relationships with God that we realize our true identities. Who Is Lillith and Why Don't We Find Her in Our Bible? 1. All rights reserved worldwide. Proud member Roots anchor and stabilize the tree. Christs love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I also pray that love may be the ground into which you sink your roots and on which you have your foundation. If that foundation is not laid, or if we move the "house" of our faith off this foundation, we find that the house will eventually crumble. God's love for me (and you!) Some days I am inspired by my childrens childlike faith. Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 3:16-19. so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Heavenly Father, thank You that I am in Christ. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, youll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christs love. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches(A) he may strengthen you with power(B) through his Spirit in your inner being,(C) 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts(D) through faith. Your email address will not be published. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love. Well send you a new verse every day to download or share. The Cowboys lead the all-time series 19-18-1, including a 5-3 edge in the postseason. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spiritnot a brute strength but a glorious inner strengththat Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. Reach out and experience the breadth! But this is a mystery that staggers the understanding and surpasses human knowledge, and in which we stand in awe and wonderment. He prays that we might "know this love" (NIV). Our needs are met by His love. Rise to the heights! Then Christ will live in you through faith. 1993. I take it that you're familiar with the part I was given in God's plan for including everybody. that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being. GirdThySword. and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. But just as we will never fathom the depth of the riches of His grace towards us, so we can never have ALL His fullness, but we can be filled to our level of completeness. When we think of it this way, it seems clearer what God is talking about. The owner agreed. that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. When I pray for my children, I often pray the words of these verses. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Sorry, an error was encountered while loading the book. A trees roots soak up the water and nutrients it needs. We are anchored and stabilized during lifes trials by Christs love for us. Jesus already promised He would make His home with us (John 14:16,20,23), so why would Paul pray this if it automatically happens? May his Holy Spirit give you his power deep down inside you. I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit. Then you will be filled with everything God has for you. In all honesty I have no idea what this means. And I pray that you may have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. that God sees and will meet all of my needs, even when on the surface the situation looks anything but good. 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