Ephesians 1:15 – Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, 16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. 21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself. (NLT)
As I have shared before, God has given me a burden for those who call themselves Christian. I have this burden because I see so many Christians struggling in their daily lives. They struggle with personal relationships, with finances, with addictions. The list of struggles could go on and on. However, Jesus came to set us free from these struggles! In fact, Jesus said in John 10:10 – The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
I am burdened because so many Christians allow the thief to steal and destroy. How much of life here and now are we allowing to be stolen from us? In this passage, the Word tells us that we have access to spiritual wisdom and insight. This wisdom and insight enables us to live a rich and satisfying life right here and now! This passage also tells us that we have access to the incredible power of God, the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. That’s an awesome power!
As we grow in our knowledge of God, which comes through knowing God’s Word, we gain power over the thief, and life becomes more satisfying. This does not happen in a day, or even a week, but is a process. John Wesley said that we should be moving on towards perfection. Spiritual wisdom allows us to make this move!
Today, let us move on towards the fullness of life that God has promised to us! Let us seek spiritual wisdom through God’s Word.
Posted by Ramón Torres
I pray with you.