There is the greatness of the Father's power at work in every believer; oh, that we might surrender to the power working in through us. Friday night prayer gave birth to this in my heart. Saturday morning I attended my church men's breakfast and the men's leader begin to speak about the power of God. It stirred my heart even further to complete these bible study notes about the great power of God working in and through the believer.
Opening Our Eyes To His Power
Ephesians 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
The end of Ephesians 1 is jammed full of revelation about God the Father and His desires for His children. He desires for us to walk with the spirit of wisdom and revelation that causes us to know Him in intimacy.
1. There is the hope of His calling! God has a destiny and design for your life from the foundation of the world. When we walk in this truth it builds a hope that will anchor our soul in relationship with the Father. Hebrews 6:19
2. There are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. Jesus has made us joint heirs in the beloved! What a great revelation of truth when we understand we are joint heir with Christ. Romans 8:16-17
3. There is the working of His mighty power toward us who believe! This power is the same power that he worked in Christ when He raised Him form the dead and seated Him at His right hand in heavenly places. This power exerted by the Father placed Christ far above all principality and power and might and dominion; this is the same power that is at work in the believer! It is time for the church to get a greater revelation of the power that is at work toward us by the Father Himself!
God has been stirring in my spirit about the power that is at work in the believer! It is indeed His power at work in us. When the revelation of the greatness of His power, the accepting of the hope of His calling, and the understanding of the riches of the glory of His inheritance is brought together you have a believer walking in the triumph He is always leading us to.
Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
God the Father is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us! Oh how the church needs a revelation of the power of God at work in the believer. It may be time to allow God to expand your expectations. The God we serve will do exceedingly and abundantly above… What are your expectations of God? What are you asking Him for?
2 Corinthians 4:6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
We have this treasure in earthen vessels! It is the power of God working in us! This is the supernatural at work in the believer’s life.
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
Jesus spoke the expectation of the believers life. Signs will follow those who believe. Demon cast out, speaking with new tongues, deadly things unable to hurt, the laying hands on the sick and the sick recovering! It is the power of God that is at work in the believer. Why preach and teach about the power of God at work in the body of believers? I believe therefore I speak!
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
We live in the covenant where all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus Christ. We the believer are called to rise up and walk in His authority! Satan holds sway over the world; however Jesus has all authority over heaven and earth. Those who come into the covenant of grace are covered by the blood of the lamb. We can overcome the enemy of our soul, by resisting Him steadfast in the faith. We have a power that the Father has called us to walk in!
Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Jesus is the head of the body, the church! We are not slaves to the circumstances that surround us; Jesus has preeminence over all!
2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
The Father’s divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness! His divine power provides for life, yes the abundant life. The Father’s power makes us participators in the exceedingly great and precious promises. The Father’s power makes us partakers of the divine nature. The Father’s great power is at work in every true believer.
1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Let it be said we are overcoming because of the power that is at work in us! Greater is He who is in you than He who is in the world! Too many believers have settle for less than God’s expected end for them. You are not enslaved to your circumstance because Christ is in you. Christ in you the hope of glory..
John 14:12 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Our expectation should be set by the authority of the words of Jesus Christ! Jesus declared that “he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” What are your expectations what is it you believe the power of God can do in and through you? We need to declare the words of JESUS over our circumstances, “. Oh that the church will become a reflection of the word of God. Surrender to the resurrection power that is working in you!
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