A study of the prayers of the Apostle Paul is rich not only in doctrinal truth but practical Christianity. In his second prayer in the letter the Ephesians, the petitions define the high of Christian experience – to know the love of Christ and the fullness of God. In this tenth part in the examination of this prayer, we are looking at the second petition and what is necessary to develop a prayer life putting us in a position to experience the love of Christ and be controlled by this soul-ravishing and life transforming reality.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Thought of the day—
There are times in the Christian life when trials are intense and God appears distant. We may even be tempted to question His love for us and doubt we are Christians. As painful as those times are, they are necessary times. The prophet Isaiah writes, ‘Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of His servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.’ It is in the darkest of times God is developing within us two things; a deep faith that will not be shaken and a life of humble submission to His always good will (Isaiah 50:10).
