SCRIPTURE READING Ephesians 3.14–19 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Lord Acton famously remarked, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” If that is true, then why in Ephesians 3.14–19 does Paul pray that we might experience more power? Wouldn’t an experience of greater power be spiritually corrupting? Absolutely not! The kind of power Paul has in mind does not corrupt and debase; it purifies and ennobles. Take a close look at Paul’s prayer: For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his … Continue reading A Prayer for Power (Ephesians 3.14–19)