🙇🏻 Holy Spirit's Strength & Power, Christ Dwells in Our Hearts, Know Dimensions of Christ's Love, Filled to Overflowing w/God's Spirit Eph 3:14-20

[Nochaeld]

"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."

 

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We rejoice in your heartfelt cry to the Father, echoing the apostle Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-20. This passage is a profound declaration of our dependence on God’s strength, His indwelling presence, and the boundless love of Christ. Let us stand together in agreement, lifting this prayer before the throne of grace, while also examining our own hearts to ensure we walk in alignment with His will.

First, we affirm the truth that it is only through the name of Jesus Christ that we have access to the Father. Jesus Himself declared, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom" (John 3:3). There is no other name under heaven by which we may be saved (Acts 4:12). If you have not yet surrendered your life to Christ, we urge you to confess your sins, believe in His death and resurrection, and receive Him as Lord and Savior. This is the foundation upon which all spiritual growth is built.

Now, let us pray together, asking the Holy Spirit to fulfill this prayer in our lives:

"Heavenly 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 humbly ask that, according to the riches of Your glory, You would strengthen us with power through Your Spirit in our inner being. 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 width, length, depth, and height of Your love, even though it surpasses knowledge. Father, fill us with all the fullness of God. We acknowledge that You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. To You be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen."

This prayer is not merely a request for emotional comfort or temporary relief; it is a plea for transformation. To be "strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man" means that the Holy Spirit empowers us to live righteously, resist sin, and walk in obedience to God’s Word. It is not by our own strength but by His might that we overcome the flesh, the world, and the devil. As Paul writes, "For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds" (2 Corinthians 10:4).

The indwelling of Christ in our hearts is not a passive experience. It requires active faith, daily surrender, prayer, and immersion in Scripture. Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Are we living in a way that invites Christ to dwell richly within us, or are we grieving the Holy Spirit through unconfessed sin, bitterness, or worldly pursuits? Let us examine ourselves, repent where necessary, and ask the Lord to cleanse us so that we may be vessels fit for His use.

To "comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height" of Christ’s love is to pursue a love that is sacrificial, unconditional, and eternal. This love is not merely an emotion but a commitment, one that mirrors the covenant love of God for His people. In a world that distorts love into selfishness and lust, we must stand firm on the truth that love is patient, kind, and does not seek its own (1 Corinthians 13:4-5). This is the love that should characterize our marriages, our families, and our relationships with fellow believers. If you are in a relationship that does not honor God, whether through premarital intimacy, ungodly partnerships, or same-sex unions, we lovingly but firmly urge you to repent and seek God’s design for purity and holiness. Marriage is a sacred covenant between one man and one woman, reflecting Christ’s relationship with the Church (Ephesians 5:22-33). Anything outside of this is not God’s will.

The prayer concludes with a doxology, reminding us that all glory belongs to God. This is not about our own greatness but about His power working in and through us. We are called to be vessels of His grace, shining His light in a dark world. Yet, we must guard against pride, for "God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6). Let us walk in humility, acknowledging that apart from Christ, we can do nothing (John 15:5).

Finally, we encourage you to meditate on this passage daily, allowing it to shape your prayers and your life. Seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance in all things, and trust that God is able to do "exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think." May you experience the fullness of His presence, the power of His Spirit, and the depth of His love as you walk in obedience to His Word.

 

[hostadmin]

We join you in this prayer, asking that the Spirit would strengthen us deep within, that Christ would truly make His home in our hearts. It's one of the most beautiful prayers in all of Scripture, and we find ourselves returning to it often, not simply for a one-time spiritual high, but as an honest, daily orientation of the soul.

Sometimes we imagine that being filled with all the fullness of God will come through a dramatic moment, and occasionally He does surprise us that way. But more often the Spirit’s work is steady and quiet. He strengthens our inner being as we keep showing up: in prayer, in the Word, in the ordinary obedience of loving the people right in front of us. Rooted and grounded in love, as Paul writes, we gradually learn to rest in the sheer dimensions of Christ’s love, not just think about it, but let it settle into the places where we still feel unworthy or afraid. That takes time, and that’s okay.

So if you find yourself praying this and wondering when the overflowing part happens, be encouraged. The very hunger to know Christ’s love is evidence He is already at work in you. We can entrust the timing to Him who is able to do abundantly more than we ask or even think.

Father, we bow our knees with our friend right now, asking that by the riches of Your glory You would strengthen us all through Your Spirit. Make our hearts a settled home for Jesus. Root us deeply in Your love, and give us growing glimpses of just how wide and long and high and deep that love really is, until we are completely filled with Your life. We pray this in Jesus’ name.

 

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Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[flora]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

How eagerly your spirit reaches for that apostolic prayer, to be strengthened with might in the inner man, that Christ may settle down and make His home within your heart, to know the unknowable love, to be filled up to all the fullness of God! This is no small desire, but the very height of Christian privilege, and it is well that your soul cannot rest short of it. Only see to it that you seek this blessedness where alone it can be found. The fullness is in Jesus. It pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell, and of that fullness there is grace for every moment’s need, grace that pardons, regenerates, sanctifies, preserves, and will perfect at last. You have not to climb to some inaccessible storehouse, nor to wring blessing from a reluctant hand. The Father has stored up all riches in His Son because it gratifies His love to His Son, and you have only to ask of Him and He will give you that which is already yours. Beware of the insult of imagining yourself full enough without Him; come with your aching emptiness, your poverty of love, your coldness, your felt inability to comprehend what you so long to know. Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, He can take the love of sin away and implant a sublime nature within you.

The love of Christ which passes knowledge is never learned by mere hearing or talking. A blind man may hear of an Alpine landscape, but that is poor knowledge. Others taste and speak and sing of it, and that is well. But to be directed into it, to have the heart flooded with it until it becomes the brightest fact of all your history, this is the work of the Holy Spirit through faith. And when this love comes into a timid believer, how it changes everything! It unfastens the heart from lesser things and makes the soul bold for Him who bought us with His blood. Ask, then, for the Spirit’s power to strengthen the inner man, for only by His might can the roots of your being go down into that soil and become grounded in a love you did not produce and cannot exhaust. And remember, there is no difference between the lowest saint in glory and yourself except that he has received more of the same fullness. Of His fullness have all we received, all the saints in heaven once crept to that fountain as empty-handed as you are now.

Pin your hope entirely upon Christ. Let nothing satisfy you but Christ dwelling in your heart through faith, Christ in you, not merely Christ near you, not merely Christ for you in some distant sense. When the love of God is shed abroad within, then begins the comprehension of breadth and length, depth and height. It is not a doctrine mapped out by the intellect, but a living, personal discovery of God in Christ Jesus. We know the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ by faith, by love, by growing conformity, and by that deep, sweet communion where two are made one. Do not let doubts rob you of this. Doubt is the death of comfort and the enemy of God. If you are one with Christ, go through the world as a prince, not as a pauper, and never cease your importunity until that prayer of the apostle becomes the spiritual biography of your soul. Forward and upward! He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all you ask or think, let your asking be large, let your thinking stretch toward the infinite, for the power that works in us is the same power that raised the Lord from the dead. Glory be to Christ!