Ephesians 3

April 5, 2022

Please use the comment section on this page to share insights from today’s reading OR your own personal Bible reading.

Reading along with us in Ephesians? Here’s today’s reading:

Ephesians 3 (NIV)

God’s Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles
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,............Continue Reading

Next: Ephesians 4
—
Back: Ephesians 2

This Post Has 7 Comments

  1. Paul lays out who and what the church looks like in the first few chapters and continues here. Vs 12. Is awesome. We can approach Gods throne through prayer with freedom and confidence. You can’t do that with any important dignitaries. But we can do it with the almighty God. What a privilege!!!!! Vs 17-19. I pray that I can grasp the love of Jesus. That reaches every area in the world. It’s in measureable and never ends!! That you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. To think that that’s even possible was a human being. I am adding that to my prayers!!! Ends with

    Reply

  2. Incredible doxology. How comforting to know that we are loved byGod. And he can do more than we could ever imagine through his power working in us. This is not good news. This is beyond incredible news!!

    Reply

  3. Ephesians 3 – we are all heirs together Gentile and Jew we have a promise in Jesus. We have an awesome privilege to be able to approach God, just have to have faith and trust in all he does for us!

    Reply

  4. What a privilege is ours that we understand this mystery hidden from ages past. How revolutionary and revelatory this was for this Jewish man Paul who knew what it was like to be part of the chosen race and then to have this plan revealed to him. That God’s purpose was to bring Jew and Gentile together through Christ! And then for Paul to have the privilege and the responsibility to preach this message to the Gentiles. And don’t miss the intent in verse 10. It was so angels (godly and evil) could see. this grace and wisdom. It’s no wonder it drove Paul to his knees (as it should us as well) not just to praise God but to pray that people would get it and then get it deeper and deeper. Oh that people in our lives that don’t believe would come to this faith. Oh that those who are saved would grasp the depth of God’s righteousness, power and love…to be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. And to think when we pray we come before a God who can do more than we can ask or imagine….and from the passage, that is not so much about blessings but about transformation…growing in God’s love to be transformed by it!

    Reply

  6. The unifying power of God’s love. To be rooted in such an overwhelming love brings such comfort, joy, and freedom. To know we are all His children in His family….Jew and Gentile the same.
    The depths of His love for us…ALL of us…not one more than another. For it isn’t by works, or birth, or race or any other thing of our own might that brings us to Him but it is His unending love and sacrifice that gives us eternal life with Him.

    Reply

  7. God revealed this mystery to Paul, that grace is extended to the gentiles, making them fellow-heirs through the gospel.

    This unity is on display to the principalities and powers in the heavenly realms. The church demonstrates God’s wisdom in reconciling all things to Himself. God establishes a heavenly and earthly family with His name.

    Paul’s prayer is magnanimous:

    For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back To Top