No, because in the prayers of the New Testament, different postures are suggested, and here the Apostle Paul certainly is kneeling as he prays, there is no specific position for prayer taught in the New Testament, but it is important whatever posture we take up, and however we prepare ourselves for prayer, that it is consistent with these things, humility, because kneeling is humble, humility is our approach before God, reverence is vital, kneeling is reverent, so are certain other postures, but this is the important thing, what is represented, reverence is vital, dependence upon God is vital too, and submission to God, all those things should characterise our prayers, humility, reverence, dependence, and submission to his will, and to his ways, and the Apostle here kneels in prayer, let's look at verse 15, I want to come to the progression in a moment, but verse 15, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, for this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, there are some modern translations that put it this way, of whom every family, and that's ridiculous, that is total mistranslation, and why they do it we cannot fathom, but the majority and the traditional translation which is absolutely demanded by the context, and vital, is of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, and let's just draw a nugget of blessing from this before we proceed, the whole family in heaven and earth, this is talking about people, people already in heaven, and people still on earth, who love the Lord, who are in the family of the King of Kings, saved people, we are one great family, we are the family of Almighty God, the Heavenly Father, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth are named, this is a role, a list, a family, the list Paul has taught, the role goes back before time, to the electing love of God, the role consists of Jews and Gentiles, absolutely equal if saved in the mind and in the heart of God, this role unites heaven and earth, the true church on earth, those who are saved, and the people of God in heaven, all in the family, all equally loved, isn't it astonishing that we can say this, that you and me, we are loved by God, the Father of the family, just as much as the Apostle Paul was loved, can you think of that, when you consider what he did, when you consider all that he bore, when you consider his unending constant labour of love for souls, at great cost, and yet there is no difference whatever between the extent of the love of God for you, and for me, as for someone like the Apostle, or any other martyr, isn't it tremendous, we are children in the one great family of people redeemed by Christ in heaven and in earth, equally secure, equally loved, equally heard, the prayers of the Apostle were heard on high, and our prayers are heard on high, and there are things that happen on earth, and people are saved, and we are blessed, because of our prayers, and there are people in heaven you know, whose prayers are still being answered, the prayers that is they prayed on earth, there are people who have gone to heaven, and when they prayed on earth, they prayed that the metropolitan tabernacle would continue, perhaps they prayed until Christ would come again, and that people would be blessed, and successive generations would be brought in, they prayed those prayers on earth, and their prayers are still being answered, there are people yet unsaved, and their parents have gone to heaven, as saved people, and their prayers for their offspring have not yet been answered, so we are linked, just as our prayers are being answered, so their prayers, prayed when they were still on earth, are still to be answered, in many cases, we are one family, and we will, God will hold open time, until all the redeemed are brought in, and only then, when the role of the elect is completely won, will Christ come, and all those saints who are with Christ in heaven, will come with him, and we will all receive our resurrection bodies together, they will not be perfected without us, they rejoice in glory now, but they await the resurrection body, with us, one family, Jew, Gentile, those in heaven, those on earth, all equally loved, all equally blessed, and the Apostle brings this in, I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, now listen to this, verse 16, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, let's call it stage one of the great blessing, on the way to knowing all the fullness of God, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, look at this term, the riches of his glory, there is a blessing for us, all the strength of God is poured out and made available to us for our sanctification and our improvement, all the divine perfections, the riches of his glory, his power, the infinite power of God is stood by to help you and me, I'll apply this in a moment, the infinite knowledge of God, who best knows how to assist us and empower us and enable us, his wisdom, the holiness of God, his power, the infinite power of God, is stood by to impart holiness to us, the love of God is stood by to bless us and to impart love to us, these are amazing things, the happiness of God, happiness is an infinite eternal attribute of God and his mighty happiness is stood by to be imparted in measure and to us and to bless us, look at the term, I cannot overstate it, according to the riches of his glory, now dear friends, all this power is available to strengthen us with might by his Spirit in the inner man, which means the mind and the affections, the inner man can be strengthened, let me put it in this way, does this mean that sanctification and advance in the Christian life is an automatic process, God will do it, he will just pour out mighty power and everything will just happen for me, well, no, that's not what the apostle is implying, look for just a moment at chapter 6 and verse 10, finally my brethren be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, but the Greek indicates this, finally my brethren you be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, there is something for us to do and the mighty power of God will be with us as we seek to do it, we are saved people, it is not the way to be saved, you can only be saved by grace, only by coming as a helpless lost sinner and doing nothing towards your salvation, but repenting of your sin and yielding your life to God, but once you are saved, how to walk as a Christian, there is much for us to do, but as we do it, the mighty power of God is ours to help us and enable us, so in chapter 6 and verse 11 the apostle says, put on the whole armour of God, verse 12, for we wrestle, you need to wrestle, you have got an effort to make, let me go back to chapter 3 and this amazing 16th verse, that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, I give you a feeble illustration, in the flats where I live and in the garage, there are two ladies, I know its ladies have these contraptions, I have seen them riding them, have very beautiful electrical motorised bicycles, they are very smart ones, not like the things they used to make years ago, they are not mopeds, you don't just sit on and go and do it all for you, these ladies have to pedal, and they are very cultured ladies, and they pedal elegantly along, but I know how it is supposed to be, you go up a hill, and instead of having to pedal terribly hard, the machine takes over and comes in and gives you assistance, if you stop pedalling, the machine will stop, you have got to do something, but as you do it, instead of puffing and panting and heaving up that hill, in comes the assistance, I think its a wonderful illustration of this verse, we have got to act and strive for holiness, but listen to the encouragement, verse 16, that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, all his mighty attributes, to be strengthened with might by his spirit in your mind, and in your affections and your feelings, what strength, what power is this magnificent, dear friends, many of you know about this, and you have proved this through many years, let me speak to the young, to young believers, you come to pray, and sometimes its very distressing, and your mind thinks of anything but prayer, and things that have engaged your attention, or excited you through the day, or interest you, in fact they all flood into your mind because its time to pray, and they are tremendous distractions, and you beat them aside, and as you come to pray, suddenly you are overwhelmed by tiredness, and that hinders you from praying, and there is one distraction and another, so you don't pray, you have found the Lord, you have trusted in him, you have given him your life, you have been born again by the power of the spirit, and now you haven't prayed, and it happens the next day, and you begin to wonder, the devil comes and whispers in your ear, are you saved at all, look at you, and you think I'm never going to keep this up, this is hopeless, I find devotion so unattractive, you say to yourself, I find it such a discipline, and I get washed away, listen friends, look at this verse, all the mighty power of God is with you, even if you forget to ask for his help, if you just but get on your knees, and push aside the distractions, and call upon his name, and begin to worship him, use a list if it helps you, and refer to it, pray for the people you need to pray for, thank him for all that he's done, call upon him, as you do it, like that bicycle, the blessing of God comes, and you begin to realise you're in his presence, and you find your voice, and your prayer takes flight, and you're in the presence of your God, and day after day, if you will only make it a discipline, and become a creature of habit, and call upon your Lord and Saviour, he will bless you, in will come that engine of divine power, that's what the apostle prays for, that as you live for him, you may know, this is a tremendous privilege, the undivided infinite power of God by his spirit, your secret indwelling divine guest, will strengthen you, and help you, and speed you forward, that's the Christian life, how can we despair, when we know that he is with us, in such power, read the scripture, pray to him every day, hear the word, not just once a week, come in as often as you can, hear his word, publicly proclaimed, and he will lift your soul, you're about to react badly to something, at college, at work, something aggravating, hold yourself in check, you will not have to do it all together with your own strength, because as you say, I represent Jesus Christ, I am not going to react in an unsavoury way, God will help you, all the divine power is available to assist you, and you will check your words, do you lose your temper?