18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
). ▪︎ He powerfully raised us from the dead – Eph 2:5-6;
▪︎ He powerfully raised and united both Jews and Gentiles into a single body – Eph 2:13-14; (full text – Eph_2:12-14
12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
).▪︎ “Neither the narrowness of our knowledge nor the feebleness of our prayer will limit the riches of His gifts” (Abbott).
▪︎ Our Goal is to Love Like Him – Eph 3:17-18. “We are empowered by God to ‘grasp the limitless dimensions of the love of Christ”
▪︎ That is only possible through the power of the Holy Spirit, through His empowering work – Eph 3:16;
▪︎ Our ultimate goal is to be Like Him – Eph 3:19;
▪︎ The believer’s quest must always be to be more like God.
▪︎ That can only be accomplished because of Christ indwelling our lives
▪︎ There’s No Limit to what God can do – Eph 3:20.
▪︎ To God Alone belongs All the Glory – Eph 3:21; (full text – Eph_3:14-21
14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
20Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
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20Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.