PROCLAMATION
“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 ye
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
for us who believe …” Ephesians 1:17-19 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were
written by the Apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to
the believers in the church at Ephesus. After his opening greeting
and introduction, Paul praised God for the spiritual blessings which they had
already received through Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1:1-14) Then he
offers a prayer for the believers in Ephesus so that God would bless them with
The Spirit of wisdom, knowledge, and revelation, so that they would know Him
better. Paul also prayed that these believers would be enlightened,
and know that to which God called them, and know the riches of His glorious
inheritance that He has for His people, and that they would know His
incomparable great power. (Ephesians 1:17-19) Paul ends the chapter
by telling them about the authority and dominion that Jesus, The Christ, has
over everything in this world and in the world to come. (Ephesians 1:19-23)
APPLICATION
We need to recognize
that without the help of God, people would not understand that the church is
the body of Christ. That is the way that God, The Father, planned
it. God, The Son, paid for it, and God, The Holy Spirit, protects
it. Paul prayed for the believers in his day and we should pray for
believers today. We all need God’s help with understanding His
Word. None of us knows everything, especially about The Word of God. We
all also need to develop an appreciation for the almighty power of God working
within us. Additionally, we all need to develop a greater
appreciation for the future blessings that He has called us to receive by His Holy
Word and His Holy Spirit.
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