with its heavenly places and its spiritual blessings.

At the close of the doctrinal section of the epistle we shall find another

prayer (Eph. 3:14-21), and yet once more when the practical section is nearly

closed, a third prayer of the apostle is recorded.  These prayers are

interrelated, and are an integral part of the teaching of the epistle.  The

following comparison, though it be only in outline, will show the connecting

points, yet reveals the different aspects of the truth to which the attention is

directed.  In the first prayer, the direction is up, to where Christ sits, and

away from self.  In the second, the attention is focused upon `Christ in us',

`the inner man', `at home in the heart' rather than being seated at the right

hand of God.  In the first prayer `every name that is named' speaks of the

supreme exaltation of the Saviour.  In the second passage it is `every family

... is named', where high exaltation gives place to the figure of home.

The prayers are addressed to

C

The God of our Lord Jesus

The Father of our Lord Jesus

hrist, the Father of glory.

That He may give

A spirit of wisdom and

Strength by the Spirit in the inner

That ye may know

Hope, riches, power.

Something `exceeding' (huperballo)

Knowledge -- exceeding love.

Exceeding power.

The means

Christ in us -- `The inner man'.

We in Christ.

The power is

The power wrought in (energeo) Christ.

The power that worketh in

(energeo) us.

The might (dunamis, ischus) is

The might exhibited at the resurrection.

The might necessary to comprehend