NEW TESTAMENT READING PLAN: Luke 20-22
SCRIPTURE READING
Eph 3:14, 16-19 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father… that according
to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his
Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you,
being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that
surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
What Paul has written in this chapter, brings him to his knees in prayer before the Father.
There are many positions in prayer but in this verse Paul mentions bowing his knees before
the Father. This shows humility before God. Paul was not casual before God but rather
reverent. Paul prays that they would be strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit in
their inner being. We need a connection with the Holy Spirit in order to be strong on the
inside (heart, soul, and mind). As we are connected with the Holy Spirit, Christ dwells in
our hearts through faith. The foundation of our faith is the love of God. Paul wants all the
saints to understand the immense love God has for us. The more clearly we understand
God’s love for us the firmer the foundation of our faith. Paul writes of the vastness of
love God has for us, and prays that we will be able to comprehend it. Paul truly wants
us to know the love of Christ; this is one of the highest privileges of being a Christian, it
surpasses knowledge. Knowledge is good but growing in love for God surpasses it. Paul
just wrote of the vastness of God’s love in verse 18 and now he mentions that we may
be filled with the fullness of God. Is it possible to experience the fullness of God? No,
but we can experience God to our own capacity and ask to be given a larger capacity to
experience Him. We must strive for completeness in our connection to Christ.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Spend some time reflecting upon your reverence for God, are you casual around Him do
you bow your knee in respect for Him?
2. How is your connection with the Holy Spirit? Ask the Lord to strengthen your faith and
your resolve to stay connected with Him.
3. Ask the Lord to give you further revelation of the depth of His love for you, ask Him to
give you a word, thought or picture of His great love.
