How unfathomable is His knowledge and kindness. Pray the Word. and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. We can day by day be filled with the fullness of God. Copy. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. MSG Ephesians 3:16-19 16 I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit - not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength - 17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. of Ep) While I do believe that it is a fruit, I think too much emphasis has been placed on the importance of evangelism as the main fruit. Well send you a new verse every day to download or share. By registering for an account, you agree to Faithlifes, I ask him to strengthen you by his Spiritnot a brute strength but a glorious inner strength. 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. When our need is great, we can be drawn more deeply to Jesus. 16 I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit - not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength - 17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. 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. and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, in order that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. We can saturate ourselves in His presence and impregnate ourselves with the water of the Word of life until weare filled with all the fullness of God. First, we can join Paul in praying this for ourselves and others. Plumb the depths! 16I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. The NLT version translates this verse, May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. I pray for my children to experience His love for themselves. Don't Settle For Safe. Read the Bible, discover plans, and seek God every day. When I pray for my children, I often pray the words of these verses. Ephesians 3:16-19 is one of my favorite prayers in the Bible. All rights reserved. Test its length! 19And may you know his love, even though it cant be known completely. It tells us the secret of how to be filled with "all the fullness of God". Ephesians 3 The Secret Plan of God 1-3 This is why I, Paul, am in jail for Christ, having taken up the cause of you outsiders, so-called. Please try again soon. 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. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. 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. 19Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. In Jesus' name, AMEN. Through His blood, I have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, and life everlasting. May we never get away from the foundational truth of being a Christian: God is incredibly in love with us! I pray that he may strengthen you 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 . All rights reserved. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 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, and to know this love that surpasses knowledgethat you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. the breadth and length and depth and height; and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled. What Makes Covenant Theology So Important? that God sees and will meet all of my needs, even when on the surface the situation looks anything but good. And why not? And as he desired their perseverance, so he prays for it, and for several things in order to it; the posture in which he prayed was by bowing the knee; the person to whom he prayed is described by his relation to Christ, as his Father, of whom, or of Christ, the whole family of God in heaven and earth are named, Eph 3:14,15. 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? Im baffled! More of Him, More Like Him (Part 1) Spirit At Work: Devotions From Time of Grace. 18And may you have the power to understand, as all Gods people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. Test its length! All rights reserved worldwide. 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!". I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth. 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. Start your free trial today. And I pray that you, being rooted(E) and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the Lords holy people,(F) to grasp how wide and long and high and deep(G) is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge(H)that you may be filled(I) to the measure of all the fullness of God. to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 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. An error occurred while marking the devotional as read. The Message Canvas Bible: Coloring and Journaling the Story of God, Leather-Look, Gold Leaf - Imperfectly Imprinted Bibles, The Message Catholic/Ecumenical Edition: The Bible in Contemporary Language - eBook, The Message Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, amethyst gem, The Message // REMIX 2.0, Softcover: The Bible in Contemporary Language, The Message Thinline, Large Print (LeatherLike, Arrow Saddle Tan), LeatherLike, Arrow Saddle Tan - Slightly Imperfect. 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. 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. I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through his Spirit. Strength from the Spirit of God in the inner man; strength in the soul; the strength of faith, to serve God, and to do our duty. . Instead, in referring to "fruit" in the preceding paragraph, I am thinking more of the fruits of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (according to the NIV). A trees roots go deep into the ground searching for water. and to know the Messiahs love that surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled with all the fullness of God. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. He makes it very plain that he is praying for each believer. 4 . When I pray for my children, I often pray the words of these verses. that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person. Ephesians 3:16-19 In-Context 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 19You will know Christs love, which goes far beyond any knowledge. That he would grant you according to the riches of his glory Or according to, and out of that rich, plenteous, and glorious fulness of grace and strength in Christ Jesus. Rise to the heights! The apostle seems to be more anxious lest the believers should be discouraged and faint upon his tribulations, than for what he himself had to bear. It is through this indwelling and our rich relationships with God that we realize our true identities. Wherefore, though he endured much tribulation for the sake of preaching this Gospel, this should not at all sink their spirits, or move them away from the hope of it; but they should rather glory that they had such a faithful preacher and defender of it, Eph 3:13. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love. 3 Vikings and the No. May his Holy Spirit give you his power deep down inside you. And we cannot believe He is trustworthy if we are unaware of the depths of His great love for us. . NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. May you know how wide and long and high and deep it is. 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. But Christ's love for the Church was a mystery that was hidden frompast generations, and yet it was revealed to Paul on our account so that we might know for certain the incomprehensible love of Christ. Roots anchor and stabilize the tree. The word "dwell" gives the impression of permanence, the sense of not coming and going all the time, but staying put. An error occurred while accessing favorites. If it is implied, it seems to say that unless God first strengthens us on the inside, Christ cannot dwell in our hearts. Shouldn't we be able to at least be responsible for rousing our faith? And so, by this observation, we must conclude that our prayers will be reflective of our relationship with God. This means that either we will perpetually reject God's revelations of His love, or God will end up cranking up the volume loud so that we can hear. Your roots will grow down into Gods love and keep you strong. the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 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. 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. 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