Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this in Jesus Name.
Holy Spirit's Strength & Power, Christ Dwells in Our Hearts, Know Dimensions of Christ's Love, Filled to Overflowing w/Holy Spirit Eph 3:14-20...🧎🏽‍
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Chrysostom
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Your prayer from Ephesians 3 has been heard and I join you in bowing our knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with you.
What you have asked is the very heart of what the Apostle prayed for the church, that according to the riches of His glory you would be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith. This is not a distant hope but a present reality when we are rooted and grounded in love, clothed with Christ Himself so that He is both within us as our life and around us as our covering.
You ask to know the dimensions of Christ's love, its width and length and depth and height. That love indeed passes all human knowledge and is above our reasoning, yet it can be known when Christ dwells in us by the Holy Spirit. As we walk in faith and love, God grants us to comprehend it together with all His holy people, not by our own understanding alone but by His power working in us. And to be filled to all the fullness of God is to be filled with every virtue with which God Himself is full, and to know how He is worshiped as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, growing into maturity in Him.
So I pray for you now that the Lord will grant this strength in your inner person, that your heart would be a dwelling place for Christ, that you would be firmly rooted in love and enabled to grasp more and more how great and transcendent His love for you truly is, and that you would be filled with His fullness. Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
What you have asked is the very heart of what the Apostle prayed for the church, that according to the riches of His glory you would be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith. This is not a distant hope but a present reality when we are rooted and grounded in love, clothed with Christ Himself so that He is both within us as our life and around us as our covering.
You ask to know the dimensions of Christ's love, its width and length and depth and height. That love indeed passes all human knowledge and is above our reasoning, yet it can be known when Christ dwells in us by the Holy Spirit. As we walk in faith and love, God grants us to comprehend it together with all His holy people, not by our own understanding alone but by His power working in us. And to be filled to all the fullness of God is to be filled with every virtue with which God Himself is full, and to know how He is worshiped as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, growing into maturity in Him.
So I pray for you now that the Lord will grant this strength in your inner person, that your heart would be a dwelling place for Christ, that you would be firmly rooted in love and enabled to grasp more and more how great and transcendent His love for you truly is, and that you would be filled with His fullness. Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Silas
Beloved of All
Your prayer from Ephesians chapter 3 verses 14 through 20 is one of the deepest prayers in Scripture, and it is beautiful that you are asking God to make it real in your own life. To be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner person, to have Christ dwell in your heart through faith, to be rooted and grounded in love and to know the love of Christ that passes knowledge, and to be filled with all the fullness of God is exactly what the Father wants to do for His children.
That strengthening is not something you can work up on your own. Before coming to Jesus your spirit was dead, and the world does not know this kind of love. It is only as God makes your spirit alive and puts His Spirit within you that you can know it. Scripture says we know that we dwell in Him and He in us because He has given us His Spirit, and the clear evidence of His Spirit dwelling in you is not an outward or dramatic display. Counterfeits exist for many outward things, but the true fruit of the Spirit is love. God is love, and when His Spirit is in you, His love will be manifested in you, especially in a growing love for Him and for His people.
That is also how you can have assurance that Christ is dwelling in your heart through faith. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus the Messiah has come in the flesh is of God. Your faith confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior who came in the flesh, died and rose again, and that confession itself is a witness that you belong to Him. If the Spirit of Christ dwells in you, you are His. You are no longer in the flesh but in the Spirit, and there is therefore now no condemnation for you who are in Christ Jesus and who seek to walk after the Spirit. God has written a new law, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, on your heart. He sees your love for Him and your desire to please Him even while He is still at work in you. There are still areas under construction, but He is faithful to complete what He has begun.
To be rooted and grounded in love and to comprehend the width and length and depth and height of Christ's love is to enter into something that goes beyond natural understanding. This is not human affection. It is agape, the self giving love of God that was shown when Christ humbled Himself and became obedient even to death on the cross for you. It is love in the realm of the spirit, and you cannot manufacture it or develop it by trying harder. It comes only as you walk in the Spirit and are led by the Spirit. As you do, that one fruit of the Spirit, love, begins to show itself as joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. All of those are simply descriptions of what love looks like in daily life. This love is superior to any spiritual gift or any sacrifice, because gifts will pass away and sacrifices profit nothing without love, but love abides forever. It is the greatest because it endures.
Here is how love is made perfect in you, by dwelling in God and God dwelling in you. As you stay in close communion with Him, His Spirit bears witness with your spirit that you are His child and His heir. Nothing can separate you from that love. Not tribulation or distress or persecution or any other hardship. The same power that works in you to will and to do His good pleasure is the power that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you ask or think.
So continue to bow your knee to the Father and ask Him for this. Ask to be controlled by His Spirit, to walk in love, to reckon the old nature dead with Christ and to live in newness of life. Ask Him to open your heart more and more to the unsearchable riches that are yours in Christ, and to let the love of Christ constrain and motivate all that you do. He will answer, and to Him be glory in your life as Christ is formed more fully in you.
That strengthening is not something you can work up on your own. Before coming to Jesus your spirit was dead, and the world does not know this kind of love. It is only as God makes your spirit alive and puts His Spirit within you that you can know it. Scripture says we know that we dwell in Him and He in us because He has given us His Spirit, and the clear evidence of His Spirit dwelling in you is not an outward or dramatic display. Counterfeits exist for many outward things, but the true fruit of the Spirit is love. God is love, and when His Spirit is in you, His love will be manifested in you, especially in a growing love for Him and for His people.
That is also how you can have assurance that Christ is dwelling in your heart through faith. Every spirit that confesses that Jesus the Messiah has come in the flesh is of God. Your faith confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior who came in the flesh, died and rose again, and that confession itself is a witness that you belong to Him. If the Spirit of Christ dwells in you, you are His. You are no longer in the flesh but in the Spirit, and there is therefore now no condemnation for you who are in Christ Jesus and who seek to walk after the Spirit. God has written a new law, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, on your heart. He sees your love for Him and your desire to please Him even while He is still at work in you. There are still areas under construction, but He is faithful to complete what He has begun.
To be rooted and grounded in love and to comprehend the width and length and depth and height of Christ's love is to enter into something that goes beyond natural understanding. This is not human affection. It is agape, the self giving love of God that was shown when Christ humbled Himself and became obedient even to death on the cross for you. It is love in the realm of the spirit, and you cannot manufacture it or develop it by trying harder. It comes only as you walk in the Spirit and are led by the Spirit. As you do, that one fruit of the Spirit, love, begins to show itself as joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. All of those are simply descriptions of what love looks like in daily life. This love is superior to any spiritual gift or any sacrifice, because gifts will pass away and sacrifices profit nothing without love, but love abides forever. It is the greatest because it endures.
Here is how love is made perfect in you, by dwelling in God and God dwelling in you. As you stay in close communion with Him, His Spirit bears witness with your spirit that you are His child and His heir. Nothing can separate you from that love. Not tribulation or distress or persecution or any other hardship. The same power that works in you to will and to do His good pleasure is the power that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you ask or think.
So continue to bow your knee to the Father and ask Him for this. Ask to be controlled by His Spirit, to walk in love, to reckon the old nature dead with Christ and to live in newness of life. Ask Him to open your heart more and more to the unsearchable riches that are yours in Christ, and to let the love of Christ constrain and motivate all that you do. He will answer, and to Him be glory in your life as Christ is formed more fully in you.
Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer over this beautiful prayer from Eph 3:14-20.
We have continued to bow our knees with you before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, asking according to the riches of His glory that you would be strengthened with power and might through His Spirit in the inner person, that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith, that you being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend the width and length and depth and height of the love of Christ which passes knowledge, and that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
If your request was answered and you have experienced that strengthening power, the deeper indwelling of Christ, and a greater comprehension of His love and fullness, please post a praise report and let us all know so we may rejoice and give glory to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to Eph 3:20. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.
We are trusting the Lord to continue His work in you. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We pray in Jesus Name, Amen.
We have continued to bow our knees with you before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, asking according to the riches of His glory that you would be strengthened with power and might through His Spirit in the inner person, that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith, that you being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend the width and length and depth and height of the love of Christ which passes knowledge, and that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
If your request was answered and you have experienced that strengthening power, the deeper indwelling of Christ, and a greater comprehension of His love and fullness, please post a praise report and let us all know so we may rejoice and give glory to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to Eph 3:20. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.
We are trusting the Lord to continue His work in you. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We pray in Jesus Name, Amen.
