3:16 — Ephesians 3:16

Our culture is fascinated by power and superheroes. Ephesians 3:16 points to a different kind of power, one Paul prays his readers will grasp rather than wield for themselves. Setting the verse against Paul's prayers in Ephesians 1, the message shows the apostle kneeling and asking that believers be strengthened with power through the Spirit in the inner being, rooted and established in love. The backdrop is the new church where former Jews and Gentiles, long divided, are made one, a unity worth fighting and praying for. The application reframes prayer itself: rather than only asking God to fix circumstances, the invitation is to ask that the Spirit so fill a life that it is grounded in Christ, shaping marriage, parenting, work, and finances from the inside out.