Ephesians 3

Paul is writing from prison, imprisoned because of his work for the Gospel. Paul claims authority for what he does by direct revelation from the Risen Christ. Was he being discounted by first-hand companions of the alive Jesus? Christians have a way of discounting the experiences of God had by others.

 

God is revealing new things and he is (verse 10) doing it through the church. The church is God's choice for power and revelation. It may be less than it should be but it is God's choice and cannot be replaced by secular thoughts or power. Christ is the path (through his death and resurrection for us) to God.

 

Paul's prayer for the Ephesians ends with the declaration that God supplies power to us to accomplish things beyond our dreams. We should always be striving for the impossible (provided God wills it.) We must rely on God's power and not our own. We supply the will and elbow grease.