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| “ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may…his incomparably great power for us who believe.” |
| —Ephesians 1:18 |
We live at a time when the culture favors great displays of power. Whether it is the strength of military might, or the boldness and arrogance of some world leader, the culture gravitates toward power and even celebrates that power.
We who follow the risen Lord Jesus Christ are centered in the greatest display of power that has ever occurred in human history. The Apostle Paul talks about this power in Ephesians 1:18-21:
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
In God’s mercy, grace, and immeasurably great love for us, He has displayed His mighty power by claiming us as His own dear childrren. Before the foundation of the earth, God chose us to belong to Him. In due season, He sent His Holy Spirit to draw us irresistibly into His grace.
Then, God imbued us with supernatural power to follow the pathway He has laid out before us. His incomparably great power enables us to obediently bend our selfish wills to His perfect will, so that we may allow His great love to flow through us and touch the lives of those who cross our pathway.
The chorus of an old gospel song says:
There is power, power,
Wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb.
There is power, power,
Wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Let us move out into this day energized by God’s incomparably great power, in order to shine the Light of His Presence within us into a dark and needy world. Let us touch the lives of others with His redeeming love and grace. And, let us joyfully share the good news of what God has done for us through His overwhelmingly great power that raised our Savior from the dead.
Based on a blog originally posted on Monday, August 31, 2015
