Amen. 1:18). Young's Literal: and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might, AND WHAT IS THE SURPASSING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US WHO BELIEVE: kai ti to huperballon (PAPNSN) megethos tes dunameos autou eis hemas tous pisteuontas (PAPMPA). 12:9). Here we see a prayer Paul offered with the intention of strengthening Christs church. The hope of His calling is to see Him and be one with Him. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. ), How is this resurrection power demonstrated even in this letter? The verb belonging to this is kleroo, to draw lots, apportion by lot (only in Eph 1:11-note, Heb 1:4-note). No sooner has the emigrant reached his estate, than he commences to prospect it. They remain in bondage, depressed, and discouraged because they dont see the big picture of eternity. To ask God for more power is an affront to His gracious love which already has provided us everything. Knowing these truths in a deeper, more intuitive way, you will be empowered by His Spirit to stand firm on Who He is and how faithful He will be to all of His promises towards you. -- when His heart shall be fully satisfied in His inheritance, for His glory shall be perfectly manifested in the saints. Ruth Nothing can separate you from His love (Rom. Consequently, they are constantly striving for material things and are continually chasing carnal pursuits. It cannot come if, instead of hearing His voice, we are content with only an echo! . Ephesians 3:20+ Now to Him Who is able (dunamai) to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power (dunamis) that works (energeo- present tense - continually working) within us. 22:5. (Ibid). In this passage energeia describes the active, energetic, productive power of the Spirit of God at work. (see note). How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. Deuteronomy 9:29+ Yet they are Your people, even Your inheritance, whom You have brought out by Your great power and Your outstretched arm.. A calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call. Compare Peter's opening blessing for his readers in his second epistle Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge (epignosis) of God and of Jesus our Lord 3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge (epignosis) of Him Who called us by His own glory and excellence. Well, look, its the power that he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead. From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. Heavenly Father, I pray that my heart would be flooded with the marvellous light of the gospel of grace. It is possible to excel in mechanics and fail in dynamic. (See note Ephesians 2:10). To correct this problem, we must embrace all aspects of prayer. But wholly lean on Jesus name. A marvellous lift was there! The emphasis is not on that which is little, but rather that which starts out small and grows into something bigger and stronger. Rab. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. That ye may know.--The knowledge which St. Paul here desires for the Ephesians, in accordance with the whole tone of this Epistle, is a knowledge of heavenly things, only experienced in part upon earth--with an experience, however, sufficient to be an earnest of the hereafter. 2 John The power he prays we will know is literally according to the power of the strength of his might which he worked in Christ, raising him from the dead (vv. And he prays for you to understand the surpassing greatness of that truth. of He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. One day our Lord will come again, and we shall all be changed to see Him as He is and to be like Him. Knowing that, we should live as His special people. (Wuest Word Studies - Eerdman Publishing CompanyVolume 1,Volume 2,Volume 3- usedby permission), William Barclay says that dunamis "is the word from which dynamite comes. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. Third is kratos (strength), which may also be translated dominion (1 Ti 6:16) or power (Heb. Paul is "struggling" to say what cannot be said. He purchased it and paid for it with the blood of His Son. 5:16). The hope that your effectual calling instills is grounded in Gods promises and in Christs accomplishments (1 Peter 1:3), and is characterized by confidently expecting and yet patiently waiting for those promises to be fulfilled. The Old Testament priests were called by God to their special work (Hebrews 5:4; cf. His power is to us-ward who believe (Eph. (Ibid). For example, a young man may begin to have a burden for a particular foreign nation and its people. Year after year the process is repeated, until, perhaps when twenty years have come and gone, the fences are needed no longer, because the extent of occupation is commensurate with the extent of the original purchase. 2 Thessalonians Nothing less than omnipotence can save a soul; and omnipotence at its very best in the glorification of Christ is none too great for the salvation of a sinner. Is she supposed to do something about this? On the other hand if I give you a million dollars, I have given to you "according to" or more in proportion to my riches. (See Paul and the Mystery Religionsand What were the mystery religions?) What was Davids response to Gods power (v. 13)? Think about it: When the church holds a Bible study, concert, or picnic, many people show up. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; Believe (4100) (pisteuo) refers not just to an intellectual assent to the truths of the gospel but to a saving belief that effects the heart, resulting in a transformed, supernaturally directed conduct based on the truth believed. Then ask God to restore to you the joy of your salvation. Says a good divine, "It is one of the greatest glories of the Church of Christ, that our mighty Maker, and our Friend, always chooses our inheritance for us." You have given us freedom, hallelujah Thayer summarizes kleronomia as (1) an inheritance, property received (or to be received) by inheritance, or (2) what is given to one as a possession. Here Paul in effect prays that they would come to a beyond the shadow of a doubt knowledge of the hope of their calling, God's inheritance in them and their power. In the parallel prayer in Colossians 1:11-12, Paul prays that we would be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. In other words, Gods glorious, mighty power enables us to endure trials steadfastly, patiently, and joyously, with a thankful heart to the Father. Septuagint Usage -Grundmann (ischu, Kittel, 3:397, note 3) asserts that ischus is the most common word for power in the LXX. It substitutes for 30 Hebrew expressions in the Septuagint where it regularly translates such terms as kach (strength, power, ability), chayil (capacity, power), and az (strength). It would have been a tall prayer if Paul had prayed that we would know Gods inheritance in the saints. Now we are drowning in a sea of false religions and New Age philosophies. KJV The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. The eyes of the heart must be opened by the Spirit of God. The prayer moves from God and Christ (Eph 1:17, 20-21) to the Ephesians (Eph 1:17-19) and the church (Eph 1:22-23). 14:13, 17; 24:18; Deut. THE POWER OF GOD IN THE ASCENSION LIFE. This certainty is provided in Jesus Christ. So he should not be judging Adam who shows concern for his unborn child. What he prayed was that they be given a divine awareness (eido = intuitive knowledge) of the power they possessed in Christ! In a figurative sense, kleronomia refers to God's promised salvation, gifts, and benefits as our inheritance (which is the use in Eph 5:5-note) and eternal possession for every believer. Too many Christians are going hither and yon looking for more blessings, more secrets of how to live a victorious Christian life, etc. Because he wants the field? NET NOTE -The perfect participle pephotismenous (ENLIGHTENED) may either be part of the prayer ("that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened") or part of the basis of the prayer ("since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened"). It is from from which we get theocracy, the rule of God; autocracy, absolute rule; democracy, the rule of the people; and plutocracy, the rule of the wealthy. (Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary)(Bolding added), Lehman Strauss-The riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. Here Paul prays that we might have a full appreciation of our worth to God. He said, "It's not like you to be shy." In our struggle with everything that sets itself against the knowledge of God, we have some incredible resources. Ephesians 1 1-2 I, Paul, am under God's plan as an apostle, a special agent of Christ Jesus, writing to you faithful believers in Ephesus. LXX translates with apokalupto from ap = from + kalpto = cover, conceal which means literally to uncover and so to remove the veil or covering exposing to open view what was before hidden. What are the practical applications of this truth? Second is energeia (working), the energizing force of the Spirit that empowers believers to live for the Lord. THAT THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED. It is one of ourselves who has strength enough to bear the burden of the glory, one of ourselves who can stand within the blaze of encircling and indwelling Divinity and be unconsumed. Will you, starting today, begin to know by experience GodGods callingGods richesand Gods power?" GotQuestions.org, Warren Wiersbe sums up Paul's prayer for the saints to know the power they possess - The power of the Holy Spirit, through the resurrected, ascended Christ, is available to all Christiansby faith. 7:7; Ezek. Paul presents a fourfold demonstration of the very same power which God makes available to believers - God raised Him from the dead (Ep 1:20 -note), seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies (Ephesians 1:20), subjected all things under His feet (Ep 1:22-note), and gave Him as head over the church (Ephesians 1:22). Why is it important to know what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints? I was just waiting on him. . The eyes of your understanding being enlightened By the Spirit of God already, to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin; the insufficiency of their own righteousness; the beauty, glory, fulness, and suitableness of Christ, as a Saviour; the excellency, truth, and usefulness of the doctrines of the Gospel; in which their understandings were before dark, but now had light into them: wherefore these words are not to be considered as part of the apostle's petitions, but rather as what was taken for granted by him; and are to be put into a parenthesis, and the following words to be joined in connection with the preceding verse; unless it should be thought, that the apostle prays for greater illuminations, and for more spiritual light, and that the eyes of their understandings might be more and more enlightened; the phrase, (lkvh Nye) , (omma thv dianoiav) , "the eye of the understanding", is Rabbinical, and often to be met with in Jewish writings F6; the Alexandrian copy, and several others, the Complutensian edition, the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, "the eyes of your heart"; and to, (twbblh ynye) , "the eyes of the hearts, or minds", is a phrase used by the Jewish writers F7: that ye may know what is the hope of his calling; by which is meant, the effectual calling of the saints; which is not a call to an office, or a call merely by the external ministry of the word; but which is internal, special, powerful, high, and heavenly: and this is the calling of God, of which he is the author; who calls with an holy calling, unto eternal glory by Christ Jesus; and which is without repentance: and the hope of this calling, is either eternal happiness, which is the thing hoped for; or Christ, who is the ground and foundation of it; or the grace of hope, which is exercised on both; or all three: for hope of eternal glory, as it is founded on Christ, may be said to be the hope of the calling of God, because it is wrought in the soul at the time of the effectual calling, and what saints are then called to the exercise of; and calling grace, is an encouragement to hope for eternal life; since whom God calls, he justifies and glorifies: and now the apostle prays, that these saints who were called by the grace of God, might know more of Christ, the foundation of their hope; and what that is they are hoping for, and more and more what it is to hope for the same, upon the view of Christ's person, blood, and righteousness: and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints; the saints themselves are the Lord's portion, and the lot of his inheritance, in whom he is, and will be abundantly glorified; but here it rather seems to design the heavenly inheritance before spoken of, of which the Spirit is the earnest; and this is the Lord's, it is of his preparing, and it is his gift, and a very rich and glorious inheritance it is: hence it is not only signified by mansions, and everlasting habitations, by an house, and by a city, but by a kingdom; the riches of grace are preparatory to it, and the riches of glory are comprised in it; and this is in, or among the saints, who only have a right unto it, and a meetness for it; and what this inheritance is, with the riches and glory of it, will not be fully known in this life; and indeed but little of it is known; so that such a petition as this is always proper and pertinent.