Ephesians 3:17 (APC)
May you be rooted deep in love
and founded securely on love.
Are you grounded in perfect peace?
Let your roots sink deep into divine love.
William Law, a Church of England priest, chose faithfulness to God above political favor. Perhaps more of us should follow his example.
Ephesians 3:16 (NIV)
I pray that out of his glorious riches he [God] may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
Picture the Holy Spirit reaching into God’s treasure chest and handing you the glorious gift of spiritual power.
You’ve got it, now use it!
This week’s topic is inspired by Warren Wiersbe’s book, Prayer 101: Experiencing the Heart of God. In chapter 20, he asks, “For what am I praying?”
What about you? For what are you praying?
Dr. Wiersbe points us to Scripture, specifically Paul’s words in Ephesians 3, and gives us four requests:
Not that you can’t pray for healing, wisdom, safety, even sunshine or rain. You can and should. But you won’t go wrong with these suggestions from Dr. Wiersbe and the Apostle Paul.
(check back daily for a deeper thought on each request)
Prayer 101
Warren W. Wiersbe
David C. Cook, 2016
Sure, I want to “let my light shine.”
But sometimes I don’t get it quite right.
Lord, make me a big, bold searchlight —
shining bright for Your glory.
John 1:5 (ESV)
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
A little light changes the dark , but darkness doesn’t change the light.
It just makes the light more noticeable. 
Do you feel stuck in the dark? Need answers, wisdom, a bit of light on the subject? Check out the Bible.
Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.
God’s Word — the right light from ages past, for ages to come. Let its light guide your steps.
It’s tempting to think our bright ideas are of our own making.
Not so.
God is the power that lights up our lives.
Psalm 139:12 (NIV)
Even the darkness will not be dark to you [God]; the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
Think about it — God is never ever in the dark.
Deuteronomy 32:9 (NIV)
For the Lord’s portion is his people.
God is our portion, that I understand. We are God’s portion, that’s hard to understand. God deserves better! Even our best can’t compare with His grace and glory. 
