The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may
know...what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who
believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked
in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right
hand in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 1:18-20)
Just as the resurrection had an essential role in our starting out with
God (in justification), it also plays an irreplaceable part in our
going on with God (in sanctification). In the new covenant of grace,
the resurrection is involved from start to finish in the Christian life.
Our Scripture meditation is from one of the great prayers in all of the
Bible. This portion begins by asking God to give us spiritual insight:
"The eyes of your understanding being enlightened." What the Lord
addresses in this prayer determines whether a believer will live by
godly power or by human weakness. God desires to give us heavenly
insight on this vital matter. Then, He intends for this spiritual
enlightenment to lead us into a personal walk concerning this reality:
"that you may know." The issue of this prayer is to become a part of
our daily experience.
God wants us to experience the proper power source for living the
Christian life: "that you may know...what is the exceeding greatness of
His power toward us who believe." We who have been justified (declared
righteous) through faith in Christ are not supposed to face each day by
our meager, inadequate resources. We who have been born again by the
Spirit of God are to live this new life by the power of God!
The aspect of God's power in view here is resurrection power:
"according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ
when He raised Him from the dead." Think of the mighty power of God
that was at work to bring Jesus from a crucified Savior to a victorious
risen Lord. This is the power that our God wants to unleash upon us day
by day.
As great as this display of power was, even more is available to us:
"and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places." This mighty
divine power that brought forth Jesus from the dead, also raised Him to
the right hand of the Father in the heavenly realm. Surely, this power
is sufficient to lift us out of any deadening situation of our minds or
our surroundings.
Dear God of resurrection power, too many days can pass by without me
turning to You for this mighty power. Too often I have lived by a power
that came from me--will power, emotional power, mental power. I repent
for relying upon such feeble resources. Lord, by Your grace I see that
heavenly resurrection power is to be my supply, so I look to You now
for this work in me, in Your mighty name, Amen.
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