Day332
Ephesians 1:19-20 NIV
"and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in heavenly realms,"
Paul's prayer for the church at Ephesus describes what God wants for us. God's desire is that we understand the incomparably great power He has for us as believers. It is like the power that was exerted in Christ when He was raised from the dead. That is no small amount of power. God has made available to us a tremendous amount of power. He not only has it, but He has made it available to us.
It takes supernatural enlightenment to grasp what Paul was praying that the believers would have. We probably will not grasp it all at once. As we are faithful to walk in what we understand, God will reveal more to us until we have full revelation of what is available to us. The degree to which we understand what God has given us can be measured partly by our levels of boldness and the confidence we display when we face challenges. It can be seen in our reactions to hearing the prayer requests or seeing the conditions of those we are about to pray for. We will know our understanding is improving when we can think as Jesus did when He said according to Matthew 9:5 NIV, "Which is easier: to say, "Your sins are forgiven," or to say, "Get up and walk?" As Jesus responded to the scribes who were disturbed about His forgiving the sins of the paralytic man who was brought to Him, He showed His understanding of the power of God. Most of us understand that God has great power. We know what He can do. Jesus understood what most of us do not understand - the ability God has made available to His representatives. Jesus not only knew what God could do, He also knew what God would do through Him. He did not say, "Which is easier for God?" He was asking which was easier for Him to do as God's representative. Jesus told His disciples in John 20:2lb NIV, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." That is a powerful statement. Let us meditate on it.
Since we have been given the assignment to carry on the works of Jesus, let us seek enlightenment into what is available to us so we won't waste the precious time we have on earth. Let us be about our Father's business with boldness and confidence.
I will seek enlightenment about the power that is available to me. I will be faithful to walk in the level of comprehension I have until I understand more. I will go from glory to glory, as my understanding increases.