Notes of Faith November 1, 2024
A Special Relationship
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Ephesians 1:17, NIV
Many people write their names in the front of their Bibles, but have you ever put your name in the middle of a Bible verse? For example, with this verse you might pray: “Lord, I keep asking that You, the God of my Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give to me, my family and friends, even my enemies, the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, that I may know Him better.”
Eph 1:16-23
6 I do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
You can also insert the name of a loved one!
This is a particularly powerful verse because God created us in His image with a capacity to know Him—and to know Him better and better. This sets us humans apart from the rest of God’s earthly creation. We can know the unfathomable, understand the incomprehensible, and worship the inscrutable—our glorious Father. Even children can sing His praises.
Let’s thank God for our special relationship with Him and ask Him for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that we may know Him better.
Knowing God enables us, as believers, to display strength in times of stress and take action when the rest of the world seems to be immobile.
Kay Arthur
My prayer for my family, friends, even those I don’t particularly like is that they would recognize their sin, repent, come to Jesus for salvation and forgiveness. Then we ALL can spend eternity together in peace, joy, and love because there is no sin there! Come to Jesus! Jesus is returning soon! Or it will be too late and you will suffer the judgment of Almighty God!
Pastor Dale