The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Ephesians 1:18-20,
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"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms… I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, 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."
As we follow Paul's example in Ephesians, here is how we ought to pray for one another: we should pray that those around us have the "eyes of your heart" opened, enlightened, to know and grasp some things. Those things we need to know and grasp are wonderful, breath-taking things: the hope the Lord has called us to, "the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints and his power for us"… that power will be on full display when he raises us to life just as he raised Jesus Christ from the dead! As he raises us to life it will be to a "glorious inheritance"!
Another thing we should pray for those around us is the power to grasp the full dimension of the love Jesus Christ has for us. Paul's prayer tells us that to grasp how far reaching his love is for us is life changing: that we "may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
How exciting are the things the Lord has for us!! And here we have Paul modeling for us how we can pray for one another for these wonderful things! Our life in Jesus Christ should not be just a limited experience on Sunday mornings! There is real life here!! Exciting, thrilling and breath-taking life here!! How exciting and fantastic the things are for us in our life with Jesus Christ!!
As we follow Paul's example in Ephesians, here is how we ought to pray for one another: we should pray that those around us have the "eyes of your heart" opened, enlightened, to know and grasp some things. Those things we need to know and grasp are wonderful, breath-taking things: the hope the Lord has called us to, "the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints and his power for us"… that power will be on full display when he raises us to life just as he raised Jesus Christ from the dead! As he raises us to life it will be to a "glorious inheritance"!
Another thing we should pray for those around us is the power to grasp the full dimension of the love Jesus Christ has for us. Paul's prayer tells us that to grasp how far reaching his love is for us is life changing: that we "may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
How exciting are the things the Lord has for us!! And here we have Paul modeling for us how we can pray for one another for these wonderful things! Our life in Jesus Christ should not be just a limited experience on Sunday mornings! There is real life here!! Exciting, thrilling and breath-taking life here!! How exciting and fantastic the things are for us in our life with Jesus Christ!!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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