As Jesus lived in his Father, He knew two things were always true: 1) God is love. 2) With God, all things are possible. With these truths planted deep in his heart, Jesus lived the abundant life. His motivation and passion was the love of the Father, and no obstacle or resistance ever shook his faith.
Most failures in our life can probably be traced to a lack of love on our part. Paul tells us that all God’s commandments “are summed up in this one rule: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Romans 13:9) And how many times do we fail because of a lack of faith? If we simply remembered that nothing good is impossible for God, would we pray bolder prayers and live more courageous lives?
The Holy Spirit helps us think on earth like Jesus thought on earth. He wants us to remember, when the lonely, addicted, or marginalized person crosses our path, that “God is love.” And while we know we do not control every outcome, we are called to have great faith… so we can pray without shrinking, and serve without growing weary, and persevere without giving up.
Paul prayed that his brothers and sisters in Ephesus would know the power God offers his children and the incredible love He has for everyone. May these prayers fill our hearts with hope and joy.
“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. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of the glorious inheritance of the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” Ephesians 1:17-19
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And 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 3:16-19