Ephesians 1:15-17 (ESV) " ...ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 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."
What we are actually hearing here, is the result of Jesus working in Paul's life. The Lord has taken this vicious and violent Pharisee who once pursued and persecuted Christians, and transformed him into a wise and spiritually powerful teacher. Paul, in turn, is now praying for the Ephesian believers to be transformed in like manner.
Paul is showing them some of what he speaks about in 1Corinthians as "the most excellent way" or the way of love. Because he has heard about them, he prays for them continually. The other thing that Paul does is give thanks for them. He is not jealous of their success in ministry, but joyful and thankful…and willing to affirm that publically. Let me ask you…how do you think that things would be different for the church in Squamish, in every community, if every pastor and leader publically praised God and gave thanks for the ministry of the other leaders?
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