As Paul
continued to refer the“faith in the Lord” and “love
unto all the saints” of the
Ephesians, he did not “cease” to “give
thanks” for them as he was “making mention of” them
in his “prayers”. In chapter one and verse seventeen of
his letter, Paul shared his desire for them to have “the spirit
of wisdom and revelation” where we read:
That the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give
unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
The
verse begins, “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory,...” Paul
began with the phrase, “That the God”
which refers to “the Godhead and trinity which is comprise of God
the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “of our
Lord” which means “he
to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of
deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah”
“Jesus” whose name
means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, Savior of
mankind and God incarnate” “Christ”
who is “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”, “the
Father” or “generator,
originator and transmitter of anything and is called God the Father”
“of glory” which
means “opinion, judgment, view, estimate, praise, honor, splendor
and brightness”. Paul shared to whom he presented his prayers.
The
verse continues, “...may give unto you the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:” Paul
added, “may give” or
“grant, supply, furnish and deliver” “unto you”
which refers to “the Ephesian church members” “the
spirit” or “the third
person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit who is coequal, coeternal
with the Father and the Son” “of
wisdom” which means “broad
and full of intelligence and knowledge in very diverse matters,
supreme intelligence such as belongs to God” “and
revelation” or “laying bare
a disclosure of truth or instruction concerning things before
unknown, and which are manifested and appear” “in the
knowledge” which means
“precise and correct knowledge” “of him”
which refers to “God Almighty and His Son Jesus Christ”. Paul's
desire was for “God's” “spirit of wisdom and
revelation” be used to bring
them to the “knowledge” of
God.
When
we meditate upon these words of Paul, we get a sense of the
intercessory prayers he made for the Ephesians. Paul desired for the
Ephesians to truly have “wisdom”
and “revelation”
concerning God and His eternal plan. The idea that the “Eternal
God” would share the “inheritance”
of His Son “Jesus Christ” with fallen man should make anyone who
thinks this through humble themselves before Him and give praise to
His Holy Name. Praise be unto this glorious God of glory and His Son
Jesus Christ for His “wisdom”
and “revelation”.
Next
time Paul shares about “the eyes of” the
Ephesians would “being
enlightened”, so
read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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