“I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.”
– Ephesians 1:16-23 (Emphasis added)

From previous post:
– Once you have the Spirit of Wisdom and Insight in the knowledge of who Christ is, it means the eyes of your heart are enlightened, but according to His purposes to know the “mystery of his will.” But what is that will? Our “knowledge of him,” our “hope,” the riches of his glorious inheritance,” and the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us.” These are all his will that was a mystery to us but is now made known!!

– Knowing this, you then know the hope we are called to.
– What is it? His “inheritance [to] the saints.” What’s that? Ephesians 1:11-12 – the privilege (inheritance) to become the “praise of his glory.”
– The Holy Spirit is the seal of the “Already but Not Yet” phase of things (Ephesians 1:13-14).

– He’s accomplishing all this in and through his body (1:22-23)
– All this is also the “immeasurable greatness of his power.”
– The same “might” (which is our hope, knowledge of him, enlightening of our eyes, the mystery of his will) does all the following: raised Christ, put everything else down, exalted him, gave him authority and dominion over all things, manifested the church as His body, raised us from the dead, and will exalt us with him.

But why has he done all this?

Well, you’ll see next time.

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