Amen. Please be seated. It is good to see all of you here this day. Now, as we come to the word of God for today on this Resurrection Sunday, and just as we do every week, I invite you, please, to turn with me in your copy of the scriptures once again to Ephesians chapter 3. Ephesians chapter 3, as we come to take up the theme concerning the unsearchable riches of Christ, the unsearchable riches of Christ. Ephesians chapter 3, having already covered last week in our time together, verses 1 to 13 of this chapter, we come for today to consider verse 8 more fully, as I mentioned that we would do. So notice with me, once again in your copy of the scriptures, Ephesians chapter 3 at verse 8, here the Apostle Paul writes the following And says, Ephesians 3 at verse 8, he says, to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given that I should preach among the Gentiles, what? Well, he says that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. Brethren, let's once again pray and ask the Lord's blessings upon our time. Let's pray together. Our great God, we are very thankful to be in your presence this day. We're thankful for this royal and regal privilege which is afforded to the sons of men. We rejoice, O God, that we can be here on this day, the Lord's Day, the Christian Sabbath, the one in seven where we can gather together as a local body, a congregation, to receive your blessings to us. And so, Father, we come in that posture, in that disposition, Looking to you, O God, to do us good. Looking, O God, for you to help us to be encouraged and strengthened in your things. Looking, O God, for some here who may not know you, that today might be the very day that this comes to pass. O God, we call upon you this morning to do us good. and the many ways that that needs to be done, oh God, we pray that you would do it, our Father, for the sake, glory, cause, and honor of Jesus Christ, our wonderful and risen Lord, in whose name we pray, amen. Now, as most of you will probably Recall last week I had the great privilege to preach a sermon to you entitled, Paul's Ministry, Our Model. Now, in that particular sermon, I sought to open up Paul's words from Ephesians 3, verses 1 to 13, as he spoke there about his ministry primarily to the Gentiles, and then I sought very practically to apply his life and labors to all of you here in this place. I sought to encourage you. to follow the apostle's example as he followed Christ's example, just as we are called to do in 1 Corinthians chapter 11. Now, having said this today, I have not just a great privilege, as I said I had last week with reference to Paul, but I have the greatest privilege in all the world, and it is to preach Jesus Christ to you. I mean, well, certainly I love the apostle. Dear ones, I love no one more than Jesus Christ, our Lord. And so to preach him to you this morning is the great delight of my soul. It is the great joy and excitement of my heart. And why is it? Well, it's because according to the Bible, Jesus Christ is the altogether lovely one. It's because according to scripture he is the supreme being, who is God incarnate, who is the first and the last, the lily of the valley, the Prince of Peace and the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who is the brightness of his Father's glory, the expressed image of his person, the one who upholds all things by the power of his word, praise be to his name. Oh yes, dear ones, I say that our Lord Jesus Christ is in a class all by himself. For indeed, he is the Good Shepherd. He is the Lamb of God. He is the Bread of Life. And he is Emmanuel, God with us, who alone is full of grace and full of truth. Now, Paul says here in our passage for today from Ephesians chapter 3 and verse 8, our passage under consideration, that the great privilege was given to him so that he himself might preach among the Gentiles, that is to say, non-Jews, that he might preach, as he says, the unsearchable riches of Christ. He says that in grace this was the royal privilege that was granted to him. Even to him, he says, who is less than the least of all The saints. Now to be sure, this language here concerning the unsearchable riches of Christ is a most captivating phrase. It's a phrase that last week I said, I just can't pass over carelessly. I just can't pass over it quickly. No, it's a most glorious expression. Ah, but having said this, we need to ask, what do these words actually mean? And what are the practical implications of them for us here this day? Well, this is what we're going to consider this morning in our time together. Since these words concerning our lovely and living Lord are both profound and sublime, we must humbly and eagerly look into them, and this for our spiritual benefit. And so as we come to do this, let me begin this morning by opening up to you for a few minutes some grammatical points here from these words based on the original language and say that you should note first in the outset of our considerations that this word unsearchable here in our passage means unlimited, unlimited. If you're taking notes, get it down. It means that which is beyond our ability to fully understand. In fact, quite literally, the word here in Greek means to track, to track, having the sense of tracking down. However, since in the original language the word begins with the alpha primitive, which negates it, it actually means that which cannot be tracked down. It means that which is untraceable or unexplorable. Now, interestingly Anap, this Greek word here, appears nowhere else outside of biblical literature. Nowhere else. Which means what? Well, it means that as the Apostle Paul thought about how truly magnificent Jesus Christ really is, he made up a word by the direction and aid of the Holy Spirit to speak about how truly glorious Christ is. It means that the Apostle constructed this word himself, and he used this root word twice. Also in Romans chapter 11, when in speaking there about God and His saving both of Jews and Gentiles, Paul cried out saying in Romans 11 and verse 33, of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God, he says how unsearchable, here's our word, how unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding or past tracing out, again our word, once again. Now, Being the very good Old Testament biblical scholar that he was, it seems that the Apostle Paul here had this particular word unsearchable in his mind as he thought about what the Old Testament patriarch Job said concerning God. when Job said concerning God, for example, in Job 5 and verse 9, that, quote, God does great things and unsearchable, unsearchable, marvelous things, and this, Job says, without number. Now, having said all of these things about our particular word before us here, what does all of this highlight to us? Well, It highlights to us that the riches, as you see it there in the phrase, or better understood, the spiritual wealth and abundance of Christ could never totally be known or experienced. It highlights to us the boundlessness of Jesus Christ, our Lord, showing us that no one can thoroughly plumb the depths or fully fathom all that he is. And all that He has for us who are His people, why? Well, it's because Jesus Christ is inexhaustible. It's because He is inexhaustible. And so, beloved ones, here this day, the point is, and listen carefully, while the unsearchable riches of Jesus Christ our Lord can be continually explored, and cherished and discovered by us in various degrees, yes, they cannot, however, be completely exhausted. They cannot be fully drained. Listen then to Dr. Lloyd-Jones in commenting on these words and writing about the unsearchable, the limitless riches of Christ, he says that quote, although men and women for centuries have been drawing from them, There is still as much remaining as there was at the beginning, for they can never be diminished, for they are a never-ebbing sea, as one of the hymns remind us." Well, brethren, Dr. Lloyd-Jones is absolutely correct. He's spot on, but having said this, The last question that we need to answer about these words, grammatically speaking, ask and answer with reference to them, is when Paul writes here, look at the words, concerning the unsearchable riches, quote, of Christ, should we understand these words as coming to us as a possessive genitive or as a subjective genitive with reference to its case? Now perhaps you're here this morning and you're saying to yourself, what in the world is a possessive and a subjective genitive? Well, dear one, simply stated, the possessive genitive would understand these words as the unsearchable riches which belong to Christ, while the subjective genitive would understand them as the unsearchable riches that Christ gives to us, his people. And so the possessive genitive is with reference to himself, and the subjective genitive is with reference to us. And so the question is, which one is it? Which one is it? That's a good question. And so since it's possible that Paul here in our passage had a little bit of both of these ideas in his mind, that's how I'll treat the words for today. And so in view of this, Let's consider, firstly, broadly speaking, the unsearchable riches of Christ with reference to himself, the possessive genitive. With reference to who he is, the vastness of Christ, and in doing this, let's begin by considering, firstly, Jesus' preexistence. Jesus' preexistence. Now, I trust I trust that all of you here this day understand that before Jesus Christ came into this world, he existed. He existed. I trust that all of you here realize that Bethlehem was not the place of his origin. No, and why? Well, it's because according to the Bible, Jesus always existed. According to the Bible, he always existed. It's because according to scripture, unlike other spiritual teachers, whether it was Buddha or Mohammed or Confucius or whoever else it might be, listen, there was never a time when Jesus was not. Write it down, note it. There was never a time when Jesus was not. And so you see, dear church here this morning, before his incarnation, which is to say before he took to himself a true human soul and body, the Son of God, God the Son, Jesus Christ our Lord was a divine spirit. like God the Father. He was invisible, invulnerable, celestial, regal, and unapproachable, just as Reformed Baptist theologian Greg Nichols rightly says. He was invisible, which is to say Jesus was a spiritual being without a physical body before he entered into this world. He was invulnerable, which is to say he could not be tempted or harmed. He was celestial, which is to say his special presence and dwelling was in heaven. He was regal, which is to say he was enthroned in supreme honor, majesty, glory, and authority reigning above. And he was unapproachable, which is to say he dwelt in light so bright that it would be lethal for mortals to behold him. Now, of course, having said this, there are many passages in the Word of God which speak about the pre-incarnate divine life of Jesus Christ our Lord, and for the sake of time I'll just mention some of them so that, for example, if you're taking notes, In speaking about this matter, in the Old Testament, God in describing where Jesus, the promised Messiah, would be born, said through the prophet Micah, in Micah 5 and verse 2, but you Bethlehem Ephrathah, the Hebrew is literally you house of bread in a fruitful area, but you Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, for indeed Bethlehem was a small rural area, God says, yet out of you shall come forth to me, who? Well, God says, the one who will be the ruler in Israel. And then concerning this ruler, God says about him, whose goings forth are from old. How far? Even from everlasting. even from everlasting. And so what do we see in this passage that I just quoted in your hearing? Well, again, we see that according to the Bible, the promised Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, just as Jesus was. Now this is the case, ah, but dear ones, we also see that according to this verse, Jesus Christ has eternal origins. He has eternal origins. We see that He existed before time began, and this in a pre-incarnate state. Further, and speaking about this matter, our Lord Jesus Christ, being very conscious of it, says to His Father, in John chapter 17 in verse 5. And now, O Father, glorify me together with Yourself. With what? He says, with the glory which I had with You. When? Well, Jesus doesn't say, before I was, no. Rather, He says, before the world was. Ah, but next, in Philippians chapter 2. In speaking about our Lord before His incarnation, The Apostle Paul describes him in verse 6 of that chapter as, quote, being in the morphe. That is to say, being in the form of God. Before he came into this world, what was his form? What was his morphe? His form was the form of God. And then, just to give you one more reference in this regard, which points us in this direction, it's found in what Paul says in 1 Timothy 1 and verse 15, a very famous passage, one of my favorites of all time. For there, Paul says that this is a faithful saying. Paul, tell us what it is. Here it is. This is the faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that, the word that giving us the content of the faithful saying, that Christ Jesus, what did he do? Paul said, quote, he came into the world to save sinners. He came into the world which language presupposes what? Well it presupposes that he was somewhere else before he arrived here for surely the word came implies prior existence. Well, firstly then, concerning the unsearchable riches of Christ, which are connected to Him, there is this matter of His pre-existence, which really is the foundation of this entire topic. Ah, but not only is there this, because secondly, there's also this matter in connection to Jesus' person, His person. You see it there in your outline. And so, what then do we know about Jesus' person. Well, again, as I said in the outset of the message, we know that Jesus Christ is like no one else. We know that he is in a class all by himself. We know that who Jesus is in himself is utterly beyond fully tracing out. And why? Well, again, it's because of who he is. And who is he? Well, perhaps no better statement concerning this according to the Bible can be found other than that which is in our own excellent London Baptist Confession of Faith which says concerning Jesus' person that quote, Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The second person in the Holy Trinity. being very and eternal God, the brightness of the Father's glory, of one substance and equal with Him, who made the world, who upholds and governs all things that He made, did, when the fullness of time was complete, take upon Himself man's nature, that's the incarnation, with all the essential properties and common infirmities of it, yet He was without sin, being conceived by the Holy Spirit, where, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, the Holy Spirit coming down upon her, and the power of the Most High overshadowing her, thus he was made of a woman of the tribe of Judah, of the seed of Abraham and David, according to the Scripture, so that, here's the summation of his person, so that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures were inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion, which person is very God and very man, yet one Christ, the only mediator between God and man. Now that is an excellent statement. That is a most glorious statement. It's beautiful. And to be sure, it's also a mouthful. But it's wonderful nonetheless. It's truly unfathomable. Ah, but more importantly than this, dear ones, it's biblical. Every single phrase that I just read in your hearing is tethered to a scripture text in our confession of faith. It's all Bible. Such a good statement, I couldn't improve upon it. It's unfathomable, yet more importantly, it's biblical, it's scriptural. Highlighting to us that Jesus, that is to say the Jesus of the Bible, is in fact God. Just as we see in John 1 and verse 1, Romans 9 and verse 5, Revelation 1 and verse 8, and it also highlights to us that He then became a man. How? Again, through the incarnation, through His enfleshment. Just as we see in John 1 and verse 14, Philippians 2 verse 7, and Hebrews 2 and verse 14, so that again, According to the Word of God and according to our own confession of faith, two whole, perfect, and distinct natures were inseparably joined together in one person, which person is very God and very man, yet one Christ, the only mediator between God and man. Now, of course, of course, beloved, because all of these things are so with reference to our Lord, it makes perfect sense that he claimed to be God, right? John 5 and verse 18. It makes perfect sense now that he did the works of God. John 1 and verse 3. It makes perfect sense that he received worship is God. Mark 2 verses 5 and 7 to 7. And it makes perfect sense that he's called God. For Thomas says concerning him in John 20 and verse 28, my Lord and my what? My Lord and my God. Additionally, Because all of these things are so. With reference to Jesus, it makes perfect sense that he also got tired. Right? He got tired. John 4, 6. It makes perfect sense that he slept. Because along with being true God, he's also true man. Mark 4, 38. And it makes perfect sense that he ate Luke 7, verse 34. Oh, brethren. Indeed, all of these aspects then concerning our Lord Jesus Christ show us the great depths of his person. Right? They show us how the unsearchable riches of Christ in connection to himself are really glorious and deep and profound. Past tracing out. or as the great Christian author named J.C. Ryle says, quote, the miraculous union of perfect man and perfect God in the Lord Jesus Christ is a mystery, no doubt, which we have no line to fathom. Ryle says, and all of this, quote, is a high thing, and we cannot attain to it. Ah, but thirdly now, in this regard, there's also the matter of Jesus' performance, his performance. Again, you see it there in your bulletins. Or what he did when he came to this earth, which no doubt makes him Boundless, especially concerning his love and his mercy and his great grace. And so what did he do? What was his performance? Well, of course, we know primarily, first and foremost, he died for our sins. His performance. We know that in love 2,000 years ago, on the cross, Jesus willingly took the sins of sinners upon himself. and there he received the punishment of God do them for their sins against him and this so that they could be forgiven. We know that in grace Jesus actually paid the sin penalty in full for the guilty. For as we read in verse Peter 2 in verse 24, Jesus bore our sins in his own body, where? Peter says, on the tree. Well, beloved ones gathered here this day, this then is the heart of the good news concerning Christ. This is the core of the gospel, which by the way means good news, which is not so much a miracle as it is a marvel. every single aspect of it. is suffused with great wonder and awe." Well, not only did Jesus die for our sins, but he also rose on the third day. He rose on the third day. Something again in this place we don't just celebrate once a year, but every week. He died for our sins, but then he rose on the third day. Why? He did this as a validation of his accomplished work, even as Bob mentioned. And this is because if His sacrificial death for us didn't accomplish His mission as Savior, He would still be dead. And Christians would still be in their sins. Ah, but brethren, according to the Bible, Christ has risen from the dead. According to Scripture, He has become the first fruits of those who have died. Just as the Apostle says in 1 Corinthians chapter 15. And so you see, dear ones, because this is so, Jesus' resurrection is not that which is meant to cause you and I to focus on chocolate, bunnies, and candy, no. But rather, it's that which is ultimately meant to cause us to focus on His great victory over sin, death, and the grave. Which is the same victory which is promised to all who believe in Him. For indeed, his resurrection is the amen to all of his promises. Well, along with the deep nature of Jesus' death and resurrection, there is also, of course, his present high priestly intercession in heaven for us, his believing people, Romans 8, verse 34. Additionally, there's his performance concerning his current kingly rule over all things, Psalm 2. And then lastly, in this regard, there's also his promise returned to this earth. whereby one day he will close out this age and then usher in the age to come. And in that age, according to 2 Peter 3 and verse 13, righteousness will dwell forevermore. Praise be to his name. Well, in light of, in view of all of these wonderful truths, What should they produce in us, who are true Christians in this place by way of applications at this point? What should these things produce in us? Well, there are three things that I want to say. And the first is, it should deepen our worship of Christ. Second, it should strengthen our confidence and hope for the days ahead. And then third, it should motivate our desire for evangelism. And so, Church, first, as we think about all these things concerning Jesus, the God-man, what should it produce in us? What should it create in us? Well, it should produce and create in us a deepened worship of our Savior, a heightened worship of this great Jesus, and why? Well, again, the answer is simple. It's because of who he is. It's because of who he is. It's because he's Emmanuel, God with us, the maker of heaven and earth, the redeemer of us, his believing people. But secondly, all of these truths about Jesus, should also strengthen our confidence and hope for the days ahead. And why? Well, it's because based on who he is, the point is, he has all things under his control. He has all things under his governance. Again, he's the eternal king. The point is, based on who he is, he's going to work all things after the counsel of his own will and work them all together for the good of his people, Romans chapter 8. Well, thirdly then, by way of application at this point, of course, all of these glorious, profound, inexhaustible riches concerning Christ are also meant to motivate us to tell the lost around us about Him. For although we cannot know the deepness of Jesus' person perfectly, we still have enough in Scripture to know His person truly with the main thing being that He is our Redeemer. He's our Redeemer. In fact, this is why the Apostle Paul says, back in our passage in view in Ephesians 3 and verse 8, that this grace was given to him so that what? Not so that he could keep his mouth silent about who Christ is. No, rather he says this grace was given to him that he, quote, should preach or proclaim among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. And so again, brethren, even though we cannot fully plumb the depths of who Jesus Christ is, the Bible tells us more than enough about Him, with the main thing being again that He is the only Savior of sinners. Thus again, we must tell the lost around us about this wonderful Savior. In view of this, in light of what I just said, let me pause for a moment to speak to anyone here this day who has not been saved, not been redeemed by this great Savior. And say to you, my dear friend, what you need to know this day with reference to Christ is that because of who He is, He's mighty to save. He's mighty to save. What you need to know about Him is that because of who He is and what He's done for people like you, He's perfectly suited, absolutely perfectly suited to cleanse you and to forgive you of all of your sins and to restore you to God. And so, in view of this, my dear non-Christian friend here this day, I say to you, turn from your sins and trust in Jesus Christ alone for life and salvation. I say to you here this day, dear children, teens, adults, whoever you are, cry out to Christ to save your never-dying soul, for Jesus alone can do helpless sinners good. Well, having seen that so far for today from our words and view, the unsearchable riches of Christ, which he possesses concerning his pre-existence, his person and his performance, come with me now, rather, to note the subjective aspect of his inexhaustible riches concerning what he gives to us, his people, whom he saves. Those incalculable, limitless, boundless, spiritual favors that He bestows upon those who know Him in truth. And so, what are those provisions for us, our final heading for today? Well, in truth, they are numerous, they are vast, but I'll be brief here and say that they are many of the things that Paul has already spoken of in this letter, as we've been considering over the many, many months. With the first being that we who are Christians have been chosen for salvation in Christ. And this before the foundation of the world, just as Paul says in Ephesians 1 and verse 4. Second is that we who are Christians have been predestined to adoption as God's sons. Just as Paul says in Ephesians 1 and verse 5. Third, it's that we who are Christians, we have redemption through Jesus' blood, which equals what? Paul says, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace, Ephesians 1, 7. Fourth, it's that we who are Christians have obtained a spiritual inheritance, Ephesians 1 and verse 11. Fifth, it's that we who are Christians have been sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance. Ephesians 1, verse 13 and 14. Sixth, it's that we who are Christians have been made spiritually alive from the dead or regenerated. Just as Paul says in Ephesians 2, in verse 1. Seventh, it's that we who are Christians have experienced Jesus' rich mercy and grace and love. Ephesians 2, 4. Eighth, it's that we who are Christians are God's workmanship. Ephesians 2, 10. Ninth, is that we who are Christians have been made partakers of the covenant of promise when we formerly had no hope and were in the world without God. Ephesians 2 and verse 12. And then tenth, and finally, it said we who are Christians along with all other believers from all different backgrounds, have been made one in Christ and now are part of the same spiritual family, the church, and partakers of the promises of God through the gospel, just as Paul says in Ephesians 3 and verse 6. Indeed, beloved ones here this day, these are glorious things, outstanding, matchless things that Christ grants to us, His people. And I'm just scratching the surface here. Barely cracking into it, but I trust you get the point. Oh, I trust that all of you understand that Jesus has spiritual blessings for us who are true Christians which could never be fully exhausted. Or as the great Puritan named Thomas Brooks rightly says in describing them, quote, these blessings are always available to us since Christ can never draw dry. He says Christ's treasures have no bottom. And why? Well, he says for all of his bags are bottomless. and his spiritual riches are soul satisfying, permanent, durable, and useful. Now that Brooks says here that they're useful, makes this whole subject, which is before us today, very practical. Very practical. And so you see church, as you and I think about the unsearchable riches of Christ, with reference to what he gives us, again subjective genitive, we must always remember again that although we cannot fully know them, we can still truly experience them. Still truly experience them. Although they cannot be fully measured, who could measure the goodness of Christ to his people? Although they can't be fully measured, they can be rather explored and known by us to varying degrees in our endless journey of knowing Him. Well, this then is why no doubt, for example, another great Puritan named Samuel Rutherford could say while he was locked up in prison for the sake of the gospel, even as Paul was, as he wrote to these Ephesians, Rutherford could say that, quote, Christ is a well of life, but who knows how deep it is to the bottom. Rutherford said, put the beauty of 10,000, thousand worlds, a paradise in one, and it would be less to that fair and dearest well-beloved Jesus Christ. For if there were ten thousand thousand millions of worlds and many heavens full of men and angels, Christ would not be pinched to supply all of our wants and to fill all of us. Here's Rutherford. writing to someone in his famous letters, which were gathered while he was in prison. He's sending letters out to his congregants. He was in jail for the sake of the gospel, again, like Paul does here in Ephesians. And he's writing these letters, dear madam, dear sir. And he's explaining his current situation while in prison, this terrible prison. Not house arrest, but a prison. Hard, cold prison. And he's speaking about Christ in such ways that you would think that he was in a palace. It was a tough situation. And again, because he was drawing deeply from Christ, he was experiencing the unfathomable, unsearchable riches of this great Savior to his own soul. And so he wrote dozens and dozens of letters to the members of his church while he was in prison. And those letters ultimately were gathered and put into a book. The letters of Rutherford. If you don't have it, I commend them to you. He says, I'm in chains, but Jesus makes these iron chains to feel like gold. The man had communion with Christ. and he was drawing from him all that he needed to do well in that difficult circumstance. Put the beauty of 10,000,000 worlds, a paradise in one, and it would be less to that fair and dearest, well-beloved Jesus Christ. The man knew Jesus. He had an experiential acquaintance with him. May we be like him. He said, if there were 10,000,000 millions of world and many heavens full of men and angels, Christ would not be pinched to supply all of our wants and to fulfill all of us. There's no limit to the Savior, that's what he's saying. And he's getting that from our passage in view. Well, these are wonderful words from our brother concerning Jesus. And here it is, a church with reference to the unsearchable, the unfathomable, the limitless riches that Jesus in grace bestows upon Christians. This is the heart, the core, the essence of the matter. And so as I close for today with a final application concerning our topic, I say to you here who are Christians that since all of these things are so concerning our Lord, dear ones, regularly draw near to Jesus for He is your all in all. He is your all in all. I say especially if you're here this day and you find yourself a bit spiritually dry, then drink deeply at Jesus' wells. Spend time with Jesus daily. Read His Word. Pray to Him, be at church, and receive from Christ all that you need to be richly blessed in your souls. Church, I say to you as plainly as I can, Jesus is all that you need. Therefore, daily draw from Him all of your spiritual provisions. Let's pray together. Our Father, again, we thank You for Your Word. And we thank You for this passage which speaks about the unsearchable riches of Christ. Because they're so beautiful, so wonderful, we say, O God, with the hymn writer of old, who would not know him? Who would not want to know this lovely Savior? Oh God, might it be then that this day some who have not known Christ would come to know Him in truth, cry out to Him to save them from their sins, to forgive them, to restore them, to make them into the people that you would have them to be. And for us, O God, who are your people, might we never stop going to Christ. He's all we need. Therefore, may we take from Him all that we need to be spiritually sustained as His people. each and every day, all the days of our life. We pray and we ask all these things in that great and glorious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.