Even as the multitudes waved the palm branches and shouted for joy, they missed the true reason for Jesus’ presence. They could neither see nor understand the cross. That’s why, “as Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it” (Luke 19:41-47).

It is a tragic thing to see the Savior but not recognize Him for who He is.

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In Ephesians 3, we see Paul’s deep love and interest for the Ephesians. This is the second great prayer of Paul in this epistle. The first one is Ephesians 1:15-23. In the first prayer, the emphasis is on enlightenment. In this prayer, the emphasis is on enablement.

It is interesting to note what Paul did not ask for when he prayed.

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Making excuses is nothing new. Some of God’s choicest servants in the Bible made excuses when God called on them to do something. One of them who made excuses when God called him was Moses.

In Exodus 3 & 4, God called Moses to go back to Egypt to deliver the Israelites.

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