When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. ~Ephesians 3~

I wrote about what I think we missed when it comes to leading others to the Lord, helping them become Christians. It’s really all about our family, friends, co-workers and class mates. The people in our influence. The scriptures in Ephesians 3 give us great insight and ways to help our circle of influence.

I fall to my knees and pray to the Father – This sounds so right, and we all like to think we are that type of person. BUT let’s be honest, when is the last time you fell on your knees to pray for SOMEONE? I mean not just kneel down and bow your head but to FALL on your knees with great conviction, CRYING out to the Father, begging him, seeking Him to see your child or friend. I remember when I was saved the first time when I thought I was saved. My life was a mess, I just lost everything, wife, career, money, friends and I was down down down. My family took to me to church and I went expecting to be saved. I didn’t really hear the message and at the end during the altar call to come forward I sat there, finally all my family looking at me and someone said “are you going up?” SO I DID, they prayed a prayer over me and I repeated some words, then the man pulled out a paper and pen and got all my information and congratulated me. I walked back to my seat, my family excited for me but I felt the same… NOTHING!! That was it, done I’m now a Christian. A couple weeks later I went to a Wed. service at church and I really didn’t hear the message again, BUT something happened, something was said that rocked my world and I don’t even remember what it was. But I could not wait for the invitation, I about ran to the front, tears streaming down my face, I could not even stand I fell to me knees and I prayer to the Father, I cried, I repented, I begged for forgiveness and I could have stayed there all night. That’s what I’m talking about, when was the last time you FELL TO YOUR KNEES on behalf of someone else?

from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit – This is what we should be crying out for when it comes to our family and friends. That they will know his glorious, unlimited resources and with them he will empower them with INNER STRENGTH!!!! “Lord, I pray for my daughter children, that you would fill them with your Spirit, they would know without a shadow of doubt your glorious, unlimited resources!!! Lord strengthen their inner man and empower them, that they will know who you are and you are what you say you are”

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. Did you catch this? THEN — Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him – YOUR ROOTS will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong!!!!! Come on man that is good stuff right there.

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Take a look at this….. the power to understand his LOVE in all aspects and EXPERIENCE it. Even though we can’t really understand it fully. THEN you will be made complete with all the fullness of LIFE and POWER that comes from God. WOW, isn’t this what you want to see in your children? Grand Children? Friends? Family? Can you imagine a church full of people living these scriptures out. ALL because of prayer, that someone prayed for them?

I am convinced we as Christians have missed the mark, with all of our schemes to get people in the door so the church can lead them into salvation. Our prayers are POWERFUL and make a difference. I am talking about if it takes a lifetime of the same prayer. He is SO SO GOOD