It’s time to know the power.
Easter is past, but His resurrection is before us. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is a historic fact and an eternal truth. Paul prayed, in Ephesians 1, for us to know three things the Father has done for us in Jesus Christ.
To Know:
- The hope of His calling
- The riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints
- The exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in heavenly places.
The first is Hope inside His calling.
The second is the riches of His glory of His inheritance in us. Calling and Inheritance. Father’s calling and Father’s inheritance in us in Christ.
The third is knowing His power. But not just power, “The exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe.” The same power Father worked according to “His mighty power,” when He raised Christ from the dead. But not just from the dead, Father seated Christ at His right hand in the heavenly places.
“The Lord said to My Lord ‘Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool’.” Acts 2:34, 35
“Far above all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. This is some kind of power “Toward us who believe.”
Not only above all, but Father put all things under Christ’s feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church. Not only that but we, the church, are Christ’s body, which is the fulness of Him, (Christ) who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:17-23
Easter is past, but the resurrection is before me. Paul said, “That I may know Him (Christ Jesus) and the power of His resurrection.” Yes, there is the “Fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.” But again, it is so that we may, “By any means attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:10, 11
I am like Paul; I have not yet attained nor been perfected, and like Paul, I am in pursuit to “Apprehend what Christ has apprehended me for.” Easter may be over, but there is so much more yet to be discovered.
