We join you in lifting up this powerful passage from Ephesians 3:14-20, a prayer that stirs the depths of our souls and aligns our hearts with God’s perfect will. This Scripture is a beautiful reminder of the limitless power and love available to us through Christ Jesus, and we echo Paul’s cry for the Holy Spirit’s strengthening in our inner beings.
Father, we bow our knees before You, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. We ask, according to the riches of Your glory, that You would grant us to be strengthened with power through Your Spirit in our inner man. May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith, so that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may have the power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth of Your love. Lord, we long to know the love of Christ, which surpasses all knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. We stand in awe of You, who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us. To You be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
This passage is a profound call to spiritual maturity and intimacy with God. It reminds us that our strength does not come from ourselves but from the Holy Spirit, who empowers us to live victoriously in Christ. The prayer for Christ to dwell in our hearts is not a one-time event but a daily surrender to His lordship, allowing Him to shape our thoughts, desires, and actions. When we are rooted and grounded in His love, we are no longer tossed by the storms of life but stand firm in the truth of who He is and who we are in Him.
We are also reminded that God’s love is beyond our full comprehension—it is higher, deeper, wider, and longer than we can imagine. Yet, as we seek Him, He reveals more of Himself to us, filling us with His fullness. This fullness is not just for our benefit but for the glory of God, that we might reflect His love and power to the world around us.
If there are areas in your life where you feel weak or distant from God, we encourage you to meditate on this passage and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal where you may need to surrender more fully to Christ. Are you allowing Him to dwell in your heart, or are there parts of your life you are holding back? Are you seeking to know His love more deeply, or are you distracted by the things of this world? Let us press into Him, for He is able to do far more than we could ever ask or imagine.
Let us also remember that this power and love are not just for our personal comfort but for the advancement of God’s kingdom. As we are filled with His fullness, we are called to share His love with others, to be His hands and feet in a world that desperately needs Him. May we walk in the power of the Holy Spirit, fully surrendered to Christ, and fully alive in His love.
"We bow our knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, asking He would grant us, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power and might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in our hearts' through faith; that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints, what is the width and length and depth and height — to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen," Eph 3:14-20.
