For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Inside the bud is everything that the flower needs to bloom. We can’t see what is inside the bud, but we know that one day it will become a beautiful flower and through that flower more plants and flowers will come. Paul prayed that the community of followers at Ephesus would experience the power of the Holy Spirit deep within them to know the immeasurable love of Christ that surpasses all knowledge. And as the flower is rooted in the ground, their hearts would be rooted and grounded in the love of Christ. This prayer of Paul’s I believe is for all followers and I find great beauty in the words and the amazing love of Christ.
Prayer Loving Father, I bow my knees before you for your great love that you lavish upon us. Teach us to put deep roots into that love so that we me experience this great love that surpasses all knowledge. Amen
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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