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The Love of Jesus
Ephesians 3:14-21
Good News Translation (GNT)
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14 For this reason I fall on my knees before the
Father,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on
earth receives its true name.
16 I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give
you power through his Spirit to be strong in
your inner selves,
17 and I pray that Christ will make his home in
your hearts through faith. I pray that you may
have your roots and foundation in love,
18 so that you, together with all God's people,
may have the power to understand how broad
and long, how high and deep, is Christ's love.
19 Yes, may you come to know his love -
although it can never be fully known - and so
be completely filled with the very nature of
God.
20 To him who by means of his power working in
us is able to do so much more than we can
ever ask for, or even think of:
21 to God be the glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.
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Commentary taken from
'The Applied New Testament Commentary'
(Kingsway)
Paul's Prayer for the Ephesians
Ephesians 3:14-21
The whole family of believers, which is the church -
takes its name from God the Father.
The church is God's family, so it takes God's name.
Since the church is God's family, Paul prays here to the Father
of the family.
Paul's prayer is that God will strengthen the Ephesians through
his Spirit in their inner being, and that Jesus may dwell in their
hearts through faith.
And, of course, as we read this prayer, we must keep in mind that
it is written not only for the Ephesians, but also for us.
Paul is praying for spiritual strength. This kind of strength
is in a person's heart, in his inner being; and it comes only
through God's Spirit.
The second part of Paul's prayer is that the Holy Spirit might
dwell in their hearts. When Jesus dwells in our hearts,
we become more and more like Him.
The love of Jesus is wide enough to embrace all men.
His love is long enough to last forever. It is deep enough to
reach down to the lowest sinner. And it is high enough to lift
that sinner up to heaven.
God's love is so great that it surpasses knowledge.
However, we can each experience this love in our hearts.
And having experienced it, we shall be filled to the measure
of all the fullness of God.
Let it be our constant prayer for our church and for each other
that we might be continuously filled with all the fullness of God.
Let us not limit our prayers to small things; rather, let us,
like Paul, pray for the greatest thing it is possible to imagine -
the fullness of God!
How great is our God! He is worthy of infinite praise!
To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for ever and ever!
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