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Jesus makes us new
Prayer seems like a contradiction between God’s control and our effort
Ephesians 1:15-17
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better
The purpose of prayer is to know God better
Adoption means that God makes us sons and daughters
Ephesians 1:18
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
God is the end and not the means
Ephesians 1:19-21
19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. So, the purpose of prayer is know God better, but…
The power of prayer is seen in Christ
When God’s response is “wait,” it’s tantrum vs. trust
