Knowing, Being, and Doing

Ecclesiastes 4-6; Psalms 18; Ephesians 3 

“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power…to know this love that surpasses knowledge…Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine…”

Ephesians 3:16-18, 20

Paul’s discipleship and life with God was rooted in the reality of God’s love for him. Through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, Paul knew God’s love. This experiential knowledge transformed his whole being and motivated his doing. Our knowing, being, and doing must also be transformed by the reality of God’s love for us in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. When our knowledge of God remains theoretical and our service for God is based on ritual or duty, we are not being transformed by the living presence of Christ. It is the personal indwelling presence of God’s love through the power of the Holy Spirit that transforms and integrates our knowing, being, and doing. This was Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian church and Christ’s prayer for us.

“Lord Jesus, fill and renew your love in me through your Spirit, for your glory.”