If there is one passage of the Word that sums up the bulk of what the Spirit of the Lord has impressed upon me over the past few years, it is this below:
Eph 1:18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20Which he performed in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Verse 18 points us toward the fact that we will be kings and priests, we will judge angels and we will rule with Him:
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
| ... And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen |
| Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
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The bottom line with the above verses is we are being called to something glorious. The Lord has recently made me very aware of his presence right there in our mind observing every thought we have with a spotlight. Is that thought acceptable and pleasing to the Lord? Are we thinking and acting as a king of priest of the Lord would think and act? We are being tested, we are trying out for eternal roles in the kingdom of our Lord. When the reality of what we are being called to really truly set in (The eyes of your understanding being enlightened) it is very encouraging. When we understand what we are being called to, it is easier to understand why the enemy hates us so much.
Verse 19 is something you have read much more about here via the testimony of this nobody who writes to you. What is my testimony?
19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
The Lord God has proven to this nobody that He will move heaven and earth, right now today for His people. He has shown this and proven this fact to a nobody so a nobody's testimony can move a somebody's (you/your) heart.
This foolish, weak, despised nobody writes to you today to encourage you, to point you to the very real power and presence of the Lord God Almighty whose power is there for you right now today. If you are reading this, the Lord's power are pent up like waters behind a dam ready to pour forth on your behalf. What does He require of us? Walk and talk with Him. Keep the faith, be obedient. Conform our lives to be pleasing to Him in every way. Watch our thoughts and judgments about everything very carefully, understanding that the Lord sits there right along side us in our mind watching and judging every thought we have.
Let us be a people who walks with their God.
grace and peace
