Intersection of life and bible

My bible reading for 6 weeks has been Ephesians. (http://www.goodmorninggirls.org/2012/02 ) Life has been somewhat complicated these last two weeks and as life and bible intersect interesting things happen. I love that the word illuminates the exterior situations and the interior conditions of our hearts. Truly it is a lamp!

Its a little bit of a trip so hang onto your hat:

• Ephesians 3:6 reveals the mystery that was hidden in God, Gentiles are co-heirs with the Jews. This is the gospel in plain language. Everyone is welcome, without having been born into the Jewish lineage, married or adopted into Jewish tradition, no circumcision or beard or prayer shawl required. That's Good News! That's why Paul was languishing in prison.
• Verse 10 (Amp) tells us the purpose of this revelation is that the church (faithful followers) make known to the angelic rulers and authorities the wisdom of God. WoW ~ did I write that wrong or did you read it wrong?! We're supposed to make something, er  "wisdom"  known to angelic powers?! How?
• Verse 12 tells us that in Christ we have boldness and access! Access, sounds like a key to me! Therefore Paul gladly suffers imprisonment for our glory (vs13)
• Verse 14 give us another piece of the puzzle. "For this cause I bow my knees" Is there anything that brings us to our knees faster than trials and suffering? Paul's kneeling gives us the bridge to the next few verses - so beautiful I'm going to quote them :

Ephesians 3:16-19 (KJV)

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

 ¹⁷That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

 ¹⁸May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

 ¹⁹And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Look at the progression!

1st strengthened with might by his Spirit

2nd Christ may dwell in heart by faith

3rd Comprehend how GINORMOUS his love is

4th filled with all the fullness of God!

Do you think if you were filled with ALL the fullness of God, you might have wisdom?! Oh Yeah!

So if my life was not complicated these past 2 weeks I might not have read these words with the same hunger and desperation. If lives weren't hanging in the balance I might not have prayed with the same fervor and clung to the promise with every fiber of my being.

I am thankful for Paul and Jesus aren't you? If Jesus didn't suffer and die we would have no access to God, but without Paul we would have had to become Jewish to be heirs!

Paul; changed the course of history, by his obedience.

I pray that you are strengthened with might by the Holy Spirit, that Christ may dwell in your heart by faith, so you may comprehend how great the triune love is and be FILLED with all the fullness of God~ Amen