Christ: His Victory And Connection With The Church . Friday, October 10th . Pastor Chris [For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him (Ephesians 1:17 AMP). Aren’t you glad it’s the will of God for you to be granted insights into mysteries and secrets in the full and intimate knowledge of Christ? He wants you to have your spirit flooded with light, so you can understand deep spiritual realities about Christ, His victory, and connection with the Church. If this weren’t possible and important, the Spirit wouldn’t pray thus for the Church through the Apostle Paul. This prayer in our opening verse and the other prayers of Paul recorded in the Epistles are certainly not the only prayers that Paul ever prayed. However, the Spirit of God specifically picked the ones recorded in Scripture because they were important for the Church; they were the Spirit’s out-breathings for the Church. From the eighteenth verse, the Spirit began to let us know what the mysteries and secrets He wants us to grasp are about: They are about Jesus Christ and His victory; the place He occupies today, and His connection with the Church (read Ephesians 1:18-23). Why does He want this for us so much? A simple understanding of Ephesians 1:18-23 will help you deal with any and every enemy, and all kinds of challenges you could ever face. Know that the Christian is a victor in Christ Jesus, born to reign, rule, and dominate circumstances. Acknowledge this about you; know who you are, what you have, your connection with the Lord Jesus Christ, and your place in Him. This will permanently put you over in life. PRAYER Dear Father, I thank you for granting me insight into the mysteries and secrets of all that you did for me in Christ, with the full understanding of my place in Him, the position of authority I occupy in Him, and my oneness with you, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. Further Study: 1 Corinthians 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. ; Colossians 1:9-10 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Daily Scripture Reading 1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Colossians 3:1-4:1, Isaiah 50-51 2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Hebrews 3:12-19, Ezekiel 3 EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities
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