Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Meditations on Ephesians 1:17-19

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power - Eph 1:17-19 NKJV


You want to give to me. The king of the Universe desires to give to me. Gen 1:26 says “Let Us make man in Our image and according to Our likeness and give him dominion.” You have created me to be like You on three levels; image, likeness and dominion. You have desired to give me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for knowing three things; the hope of Your calling, the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints and the exceeding greatness of Your power toward us who believe. There are three manifestations of Your presence; Father, Son and Spirit. I am a three part being; spirit, soul and body. Psalm 27 tells us that David desired one thing; to dwell in the house of the Lord, behold His beauty and to inquire in His temple.

You are an amazing God, understanding the seen and unseen things in perfection. Nothing escapes Your knowledge, nothing extends beyond Your understanding, and You are calling us to be like You. Magnificent God, pour out Your love and grace upon me. I want to love like You love. I am not even going to attempt to break down these verses but instead I bask in the glory and goodness of Your person, Your presence. Strengthen our hands to do the work of the Lord and deliver us from the hand of the enemy. Your gentleness is making me great. Mold me, shape me, create me and make me like You in every way. I want all You have to give, for You desire to give to me.