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Studying EPHESIANS to Know God

Chapter 18 Paul, Teach us to Pray 3:14-21

How are you going to enter into the mystery of your union with
Christ? The answer is. The same way Paul did. By revelation.
But what happens after you’ve been blessed with this eternal life
changing vision.

1: Don’t be impatient with those you share the gospel with. God is
the One, Who must open their eyes. They won’t be able to see,
no matter how simple you make it. Until God, opens their eyes.
That doesn’t mean, they’re not responsible. They are. Spiritual
blindness is a sin. It’s rebellion. Nevertheless, God will not
reveal it to them, until they are ready.

It often takes a long time. Be patient. Sometimes, it takes much
heartache. God has to knock out all the human props we lean on.
He waits patiently as they reap what they have sown. Through
the reality of life, they lose confidence in themselves, and the idols
they trust in. 1 Samuel 15:23 tells us how the Lord views selfish
behavior.

“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness
is as idolatry.”

Stubbornness is just insisting on your way. It is having faith in
your understanding and your ability to rescue yourself. Notice all
the you’s and your’s. All idols are inanimate representations of
ourselves. They are empowered by our own confidence, which is
in actuality, a total departure from reality.

Sometimes, when it looks to these human eyes, like they’re down
and out. They haven’t even begun to go down. Down is so far
away, they couldn’t see it with a telescope. I’ve known drunkards,
laying in their own vomit, full of pride. They look like they’re on
the bottom! But they are not even close. It’s amazing, how far
God has to knock people down. So, when you pray for your