Power Power in the Unsearchable Riches

Power 

Power in the Unsearchable Riches

What does “riches” mean to you?

Paul prays for believers to receive God’s

“Glorious Riches”

“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being  Ephesians 3:16

Now if God answered that prayer for you what would your portfolio look like?

What would it mean to be “Gloriously Rich”?

How would you use the power of those riches?

Out of the many unsearchable riches

The greatest is His love

Power in the Unsearchable Riches

What does “riches” mean to you?

What would be listed in your

portfolio if you were abundantly rich?

There is no doubt, riches make you powerful.

Just think of the things you could

do if you were abundantly rich.

Paul prays for believers to receive God’s

“Glorious Riches”.

“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you

with power through his Spirit in your inner being

 Ephesians 3:16

Now if God answered that prayer for you

what would your portfolio look like?

What would it mean to be “Gloriously Rich”?

How would you use the power of those riches?

Paul tells us in a few verses earlier,

verse 8 he was given the grace…

“to preach to the Gentiles the

unsearchable riches of Christ”

It is not that the unsearchable riches

of Christ cannot be discovered.

The word unsearchable is

referring to the scope or territory.

The Bible says the earth is “the

Lord’s and the fullness thereof”.

Go ahead try to search that out in a life time.

But Paul’s prayer for the believers to receive

“His Glorious Riches” is much larger than that.

The mystery of this revelation was revealed to Paul.

Paul says “briefly” he has written about it.

“His Glorious Riches” is the

Gentiles with Israel are “heirs” together…

   

“Members together of one body, and sharers

 together in the promise in Christ Jesus.”

God, the Creator, wants to make “plain”

this mystery that has been hidden.

This Glorious Riches Paul

describes as God’s love…

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints,

 to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,

 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge

 — that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

 Ephesians 1:17:19

How unsearchable is that?

God’s love is filled with

grace, mercy, judgment, truth, etc.

Why does Paul pray for the

believers to have “His Glorious Riches”?

“So that Christ may dwell

in your hearts through faith”

Ephesians 1:17

So that we might have “faith”.

Faith opens the understanding of

God’s love and the power of that love.

We could search every day

of our lives into God’s love…

As rich as that may make us, we will at the

end of our lives only scratched the surface.

The answer to Paul’s prayer…

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen

you with power through his Spirit in your inner being

Will release the Power of “His

Glorious Riches” in your life because…

 

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, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen

Ephesians 1:20 -21

Scripture Reading

 Ephesians 3:1-4:1 NIV

3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power. 8 Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

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, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.