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Text: Ephesians 1:15-23
It’s a crazy thing to have your eyes opened to something. It’s a crazy wonderful thing when the eyes of your heart are opened to a truth that is life changing. I don’t think Paul would have prayed that our Father would give us a spirit of revelation or wisdom in the knowledge of Him for such wondrous things – if they were super easy to see as we went about our day to day life.
So what does he want us to see?
The hope He has called us to.
The riches of His glorious inheritance, the saints.
The immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe.
And all of these things are possible because of the resurrecting, saving power that our Father worked in Christ and because He’s put all of us – safely and lovingly, beneath the feet of His Savior Son who sits at His right hand.
Father, open the eyes of our heart. Give us a spirit of revelation and wisdom in the knowledge of You alone, for Your glory alone.
What do you REALLY hope for? In the quiet recesses of your desires, in the loud screaming thoughts of want. What is it you want and yearn after? Is it Jesus?
Do you realize how truly wealthy you are as a daughter of a risen King? To be a set aside as a saint (someone who will go to heaven) and be promised an inheritance there AND ALSO to have an inheritance now as a saint in other saints, the body of Christ. Community.
Let’s not let human words trip over holy ideas. Father, help us to dwell on what it looks like for us to worship a God with immeasurable greatness and power that works all things together for the good of those who love Him.
Do you realize how truly wealthy you are as a daughter of a risen King? Wow to realize that I am a child of the greatest father. I no longer feel abandoned. Thank you Father of he most highest.
Praise the Lord daughters of the most high God!!! I am so blessed to be joining this community and particularly she reads truth Ephesians. I love God with every fiber of my being. Sometimes I fail to get it right, but I don’t give up because I know Whose I am. I learned so much thses last 2 days reading. I also read through comments and stopped and prayed where I was lead.
I am sadden to say that when I sit and think o the desires of my heart. I yearn for someone to truly accept me and love me no matter what. I know God does, but I have to truly start to believe it!!!!
I agree with everyone above. It is so amazing to know that God is SO amazing, sometimes more amazing than we would expect. No matter what anyone else has promised us and not kept their end of the bargain. That's one thing we don't have to worry about with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Because he is the same yesterday, today, and forever more. Like his word says The same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in us.
God is so great and Greatly to be praised! I thank God for not only giving us life but giving us hope and giving people the spirit to ensure that His will be done. It is people like Paul who speak to our humanity to guide it to The Lord. Who understand our stuggles and give us security in God by reminding us that He wants us to be with him in heaven and on earth. I’m so blessed by just two days in this study. Thank you God for saving my soul!