The first three chapters of Ephesians have been all about who God is, what God has done, and consequently then who we are in Christ Jesus. The final three chapters are about how we are to live in response–how we are, as Pauls says, “to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.”

Understanding who God is and what God has done is essential for us, especially if we are to know what is true of each of us in Jesus. But, you and I need more than knowledge of these things if we intend to live accordingly–if we intend to walk in a worthy manner.

And so in Ephesians 3:14-21 Paul prays for what we need.