Thursday 20 Oct 2022

October 20: Ephesians 3:14-21

Key Verse: Ephesians 3:18
may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,

Devotion:
When the apostle wrote this letter to the Ephesians he wanted them to make sure they knew the gravity of the things he was saying to them. Not only is God a God to be feared, but He is the only true God from whom all life on earth came to be. It was because of what He did we are alive and are here today. It is because He contains the earth in His hands we continue to live spinning in the mostly blank universe.

The apostle prays for strength for the people of Ephesus to stand up against the powers who try to take God away from them. He prays for inner strength that they may stand up to the spiritual battles which lay ahead, not just the physical battles against principalities and people in power!

The power God has far out-sizes and overcomes any power mankind can imagine; this is why we say nothing is impossible with God. It is this power the Holy Spirit shares with us so we can know God’s power over all the heavens – not just the earth! It is this power which will show us the goodness and mercy God has toward us all.

Imagine what someone would do for you when they love you without reserve, and multiply that by a factor or greatness we can only imagine. This is the power God instils on us all so we can get to know Him more in our lives. This power comes to us through Jesus Christ and continues to be with us generation after generation – without end!

Points to Ponder:
Who do you think looks after you?

God looks after them and you!