{"id":10781,"date":"2024-06-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=10781"},"modified":"2024-06-15T06:13:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T11:13:28","slug":"holy-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/24\/holy-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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That according to\u00a0the riches of his glory\u00a0he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit\u00a0in your inner being,\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith\u2014that you, being\u00a0rooted and\u00a0grounded in love,\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>may have strength to\u00a0comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and\u00a0height and depth,\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>and to know the love of Christ\u00a0that surpasses knowledge, that\u00a0you may be filled with all\u00a0the fullness of God.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ephesians 3:16-19<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Divine resources come through Christ\u2019s indwelling in our hearts. As the Holy Spirit takes up residence in us, we gain inner strength that can sustain us through the tragedies of life. Rooted and grounded in love, we receive God\u2019s fullness, which helps us persevere when life knocks us off our feet and drops us to our knees. Our inner being receives renewal each day, the Holy Spirit working within us, enabling us to find hope in our darkest hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we continually trust Jesus, He indwells within us. Our hearts represent our whole person: mind, feeling, and will. Love comes from Christ\u2019s presence in our lives, like a tree with deep roots, creating a firm foundation for us to rely upon when the storm winds begin to blow. Paul\u2019s prayer applies to all God\u2019s people, leading to divine empowerment and personal enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding the depths of God\u2019s love from a human perspective requires divine help. Paul recognizes this, praying that the Ephesians may come to know the unknowable. Ending his prayer, Paul prays for Jesus to fill us with God\u2019s love so that we may experience its fullness in our lives. Clinging to the Lord will empower us with the tools to face the world’s challenges. Accepting God\u2019s help gives us divine resources that we can\u2019t access any other way. Only by submitting our lives to Christ and receiving the Holy Spirit can we find the strength to persevere when all else fails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

God gives us power through the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lord, thank You for the gift of Jesus and His Spirit within us. Please help us access the strength that You provide from within our hearts. When life doesn\u2019t make sense, help us persevere in faith, knowing You have a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One-minute read. That according to\u00a0the riches of his glory\u00a0he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit\u00a0in your inner being,\u00a0\u00a0so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith\u2014that you, being\u00a0rooted and\u00a0grounded in love,\u00a0\u00a0may have strength to\u00a0comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and\u00a0height and depth,\u00a0\u00a0and to know… Continue reading Holy Power<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10781"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10785,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10781\/revisions\/10785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}