Category Archives: Ephesians

What shall I pray?

What shall I pray?

“Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 1:2).

“Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers” (Ephesians 1:16).

“That…the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him” (Ephesians 1:17).

“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know…” (Ephesians 1:18).

“And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe” (Ephesians 1:19).

I want to do better at praying that for others.

  • Grace and peace
  • Thankfulness
  • Spirit of wisdom and knowledge of Jesus
  • Understanding and knowledge
  • Experience God’s power

“With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men” (Ephesians 6:7).

That was originally directed to servants. Slaves, back then.

This morning it was directed to me, even though I’m self-employed. So I have no boss, foreman, or manager.

Nevertheless, I’m still a servant to my customers.

If you are one of my customers, know that I have tried to serve you faithfully. We package carefully. We double-check orders. I try to be easy to deal with on returns, refunds, order changes, cancelations, and so forth.

But . . . .

I have scores (hundreds, actually) of customer emails that have gone unanswered. I have tried to stay on top. I have tried to catch up. But not hard enough and not faithfully enough.

After reading Ephesians 6:5-8 this morning, I asked myself, “If the Lord were my customer and had sent me an email inquiry, how prompt and faithful would I have been in getting a reply back to him?”

I like to think that I would have moved right away to get a helpful reply on its way back to Him.

But if my service to others is actually service to Him . . . .

Oh my!

If you are one of those still waiting for an answer from me, I’m sorry about the delay. I will try harder to get back to you.