7 Riches and Service for the Believer

Paul starts this section of Scripture as one being overwhelmed by the realization that the Jews and Gentiles are now united in this former mystery, The Church, and he is chosen to bring this information to the Ephesian believers for promulgation to all future Christians through this book. He then says that in prayer to our creator he falls to his knees in praise and recognition of these wonderful glories, which He gave us in this dispensation, we call the Church Age. While prayer can be carried out in many different postures, the most humble and submissive is on our knees reaching out to God the Father. Paul prays five different petitions to God.

Ephesians 3: 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;