And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,--Ephesians 1:19-20
In verses 17 and 18 Paul prayed that the Ephesians would know the greatness of God's plan for them...what was the hope of His calling and the riches of the glory of their inheritance. Here in verses 19 and 20 he prays that they would understand the exceeding greatness of His power that will bring them who believe to their inheritance in glory.
Believers are given all the power, strength and ability they could ever have in Christ. It is His power that saves us and His power that sustains and keeps us. Whatever His plan for us, we have been given the power to do it. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly Paul says, above all that we could ask or think according to His power that works in us. IT IS NOT OF US. We have this treasure in our earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us. For it is God who works in us both to will and to do for His good pleasure. We are not sufficient of ourselves, our sufficiency is from Him. He is the one who makes us perfect in every good work to do His will, working in us that which is well pleasing in His sight through Jesus, His Son. Are you getting the message...that it is His strength, His ability, His power....not ours. Oh, that my God would count me worthy of this calling, and fulfill in me all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power.
Don't ask God for more power...you already have it. His strength....His might supplies every believer and will glorify every believer. This is the same power that God brought about in Jesus His Son when he raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places. The same divine power that lifted Jesus from the grave to the earth and then from the earth to heaven is the very power that will lift us to glory and will seat us there with Him in the heavenly places. If you doubt anything...look to what God our Father wrought in Christ...He is faithful and will complete this work on our behalf. Truly we have no grounds for doubting. We have been raised with Christ...seek therefore those things which are from above where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Set your affection there...not on things of the earth...For you are dead and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When He, who is our life appears, then shall we also appear with Him in glory.
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in You that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. --Hebrews 13:20-21
