April 25, 2013
We are the Church. Jews and Gentiles are no longer separate. We are one, and we are the bride of Christ. Ephesians 3:11–12 - "This agrees with the purpose God had since the beginning of time, and he carried out his plan through Christ Jesus our Lord. In Christ we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ." Thank you, Lord for your unfathomable gift of love and grace.
In Ephesians 3:1421 Paul writes his prayer for the people of Ephesus and us.
Addendum: 5/5/2016 ~ Oh, how we have seen this first hand. Do your part, then stand back, watch, and be amazed. There is SO much freedom in letting go. When we were sharing the throne with God there was "what if" thoughts and self-induced pressure and fears. I never want to live my life like that again. We had it all wrong. We loved God; we were good people; we had God-given capabilities and talents; we thought our hearts were right; but there were areas in our lives where we were sharing the throne—and that cannot be!
God wants our total submission. When He has it then, "With God's power working in us God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or image." There was another level of understanding and faith that we didn't even know was possible to attain and I NEVER want to live my life in any other way but complete surrender. We have seen a glimpse of the Almighty and I want to fall before Him and say Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD God Almighty. Blessed be HIS name. May all we do (our thoughts, actions and deeds) bless HIS name.
Next Entry: Ephesians 4:1 – 5:20
We are the Church. Jews and Gentiles are no longer separate. We are one, and we are the bride of Christ. Ephesians 3:11–12 - "This agrees with the purpose God had since the beginning of time, and he carried out his plan through Christ Jesus our Lord. In Christ we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ." Thank you, Lord for your unfathomable gift of love and grace.
In Ephesians 3:1421 Paul writes his prayer for the people of Ephesus and us.
"I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through His Spirit. I pray that Christ will live in your hearts by faith and that your life will be strong in love and be built on love. And I pray that you and all God's holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ's love—how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is. Christ's love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God. With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. To him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen"The prayer Paul prayed for them (and us) doesn't just magically happen. Only when we totally surrender to His Lordship in our lives can we stand strong, have abounding faith, and even begin to understand the awesomeness of God's love. Only then. Then stand back, and watch with amazement as God does "much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine." Stand back—and watch. Notice he didn't say we should get in there and try to control things ourselves. God is the One, and to HIM be the honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Addendum: 5/5/2016 ~ Oh, how we have seen this first hand. Do your part, then stand back, watch, and be amazed. There is SO much freedom in letting go. When we were sharing the throne with God there was "what if" thoughts and self-induced pressure and fears. I never want to live my life like that again. We had it all wrong. We loved God; we were good people; we had God-given capabilities and talents; we thought our hearts were right; but there were areas in our lives where we were sharing the throne—and that cannot be!
God wants our total submission. When He has it then, "With God's power working in us God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or image." There was another level of understanding and faith that we didn't even know was possible to attain and I NEVER want to live my life in any other way but complete surrender. We have seen a glimpse of the Almighty and I want to fall before Him and say Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD God Almighty. Blessed be HIS name. May all we do (our thoughts, actions and deeds) bless HIS name.
Next Entry: Ephesians 4:1 – 5:20
No comments:
Post a Comment