Comments on: February 17 / Ephesians 3:14-21

By: Kirk Rogers

Kirk Rogers — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:21:31 +0000

You’re a witness to me that God does strengthen us in our inner being Tom. I know the issues in my life shrink back down to their true size when I read about your struggles. Your selfless devotion is a powerful testimony. And who wouldn’t wonder ‘why’ and grow frustrated and angry? I would. I think God appreciates the honesty. What He doesn’t like is the complete absence of a conversation at all. In the media, heros are made just by doing something ‘good’ that took all of 20 seconds. But heros of the faith can stand strong for decades. Thank you for sharing! It’s changed my outlook on things!

By: Tom Bland

Tom Bland — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:00:31 +0000

Today is filled with contradictions for me. When I read verse 20 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us”… I look back on the events of today when my wife had to have a bone marrow biopsy; I can’t help but be focus on the “Who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine”. On the one hand I can’t help but be resentful and angry asking why Cindy’s health issues continue when I have asked consistently for years for her health to be restored or at least stabilized, but then reflecting back on verse 16, “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being” – I KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that the reason I don’t STAY resentful and angry at Him and everyone and everything around me is because of His glorious riches that DO strengthen me in spirit and allow me to continue on.

By: Christy Warren

Christy Warren — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:28:11 +0000

This is one of my favorite passeges of scripture – I go to it when I need a “Jesus loves me fix” But today, the word power jumped out at me too. I never noticed it there 3 times, but since I studied the Holy Spirit this week – here He is again! Why would I need power to understand Jesus’s love for me? Because it is incomprehensible when I try to understand it. The Holy Spirit not only resides in us, He also reveals Jesus to us, allowing us to grasp the truth of God’s love in a way where we can be filled up! And then, the Spirit has the power to change us, so that we reflect God’s glory. When we are filled with the love of Jesus, it will change not only us, but the world! if I want more of the Holy Spirit, I have to give Him all of me, so I can be filled with His fullness!