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April 11 – Ephesians 1:18-19
Ephesians 1:18-19
Are you trying to live your Christian life with your eyes closed? Would you drive down the freeway with your eyes closed? Of course not. Would you wire the electricity in your house with your eyes closed? Of course not. Of course I’m not talking about physical eyes; I’m talking about spiritual eyes. Have you opened your spiritual eyes to see all that you have in Jesus Christ? Paul prayed this for the Ephesians. Ephesians 1 beginning in verse 17, he prays “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.”
Paul wants our spiritual eyes to be opened that we might know God through Jesus Christ. Not just understand the Bible, but know Him. That we might know the Father of glory, that we might know the Lord Jesus Christ. We might have a revelation of the knowledge of Him. That’s why you read you Bible. Not to get to know your Bible but to get to know the God who wrote the Bible. What does he want us to know? Number one, he wants us to see what God will do, the hope of our calling. That takes care of the future. And he wants us to see what God has done, “The riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.” And he wants us to see what God is doing, “The greatness of His power toward us who believe.” That is a full balanced life.
It takes care of the past and the present and the future. Do you have your eyes open today? As you read your Bible, is the Holy Spirit of God opening the eyes of your heart? That’s what verse 18 means. “The eyes of your heart being enlightened that you might,” what? Know what He will do; that’s the hope of your calling. Keep looking up. What He has done all the riches of His glory in His inheritance in the saints. What He is doing, His power that can work in your life today.
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Are you trying to live your Christian life with your eyes closed? Would you drive down the freeway with your eyes closed? Of course not. Would you wire the electricity in your house with your eyes closed? Of course not. Of course I’m not talking about physical eyes; I’m talking about spiritual eyes. Have you opened your spiritual eyes to see all that you have in Jesus Christ? Paul prayed this for the Ephesians. Ephesians 1 beginning in verse 17, he prays “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.”
Paul wants our spiritual eyes to be opened that we might know God through Jesus Christ. Not just understand the Bible, but know Him. That we might know the Father of glory, that we might know the Lord Jesus Christ. We might have a revelation of the knowledge of Him. That’s why you read you Bible. Not to get to know your Bible but to get to know the God who wrote the Bible. What does he want us to know? Number one, he wants us to see what God will do, the hope of our calling. That takes care of the future. And he wants us to see what God has done, “The riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.” And he wants us to see what God is doing, “The greatness of His power toward us who believe.” That is a full balanced life.
It takes care of the past and the present and the future. Do you have your eyes open today? As you read your Bible, is the Holy Spirit of God opening the eyes of your heart? That’s what verse 18 means. “The eyes of your heart being enlightened that you might,” what? Know what He will do; that’s the hope of your calling. Keep looking up. What He has done all the riches of His glory in His inheritance in the saints. What He is doing, His power that can work in your life today.