Ephesians 3: 16-21
That He would grant you,
as a grace gift.
according to the riches of His glory,
Not stingy, but very generously.
to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
Like a super-power, but inside us, to do powerful things in our minds and hearts.
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
We believe Him, we put our faith in believing what He said, just as He said it, that He would never leave us or forsake us (John 14:18).
and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Like a well-established tree planted in the ground that has a strong root system anchoring it; our love is that stabilizing force.
may be able to comprehend
To understand with our minds, to wrap our heads around it.
with all the saints
Everyone who has been saved by God, every member of His church.
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
The boundaries and shape.
to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge,
To know what is beyond our ability to know! That's how big His Love is!
that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
God is Love; for us to be filled up with God, with Love.
Now to Him Who is able to do
God is capable of and strong enough and willing to do whatever He decides to do.
far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,
Way beyond what we ask, or even what we're able to imagine.
according to the power that works within us,
God's own power, in His Holy Spirit that lives right inside our spirits, deep inside each of us, working in us, on us, and through us.
to Him be the glory
He deserves all the credit, all the fame, all the popularity.
in the church
Among all the members of His body, each one of us, giving Him the credit.
and in Christ Jesus
He is the One Who is our Sacrifice, Who took our death upon Himself, His Blood washing us from every stain of sin--He gets the credit.
to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
As long as Mankind keeps producing more people, and on into Eternity itself.
O my Father, strengthen me, along with all Your saints, to comprehend the breadth, length, height, and depth of what You are doing in this World, according to Your Plan, to fulfill Your Purpose, for Your pleasure!
That we might know what surpasses knowledge: the Love of Christ! Thank You, and I praise You for doing for me, in me, on me, and through me exceedingly abundantly beyond all that I would ever ask, or even be able to think of; so that You will receive all the credit, all the glory, throughout all Time and Eternity!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
