Ephesians 1:18
18 The eyes [ophthalmos] of your
[humon] understanding [dianoia] being enlightened; [photizo]
that [eis] ye [humas] may know [eido] what [tis] is [esti] the hope [elpis] of his [autos] calling, [klesis] and [kai] what [tis] the riches [ploutos] of the
glory [doxa] of his [autos] inheritance [kleronomia] in
[en] the saints, [hagios] KJV-Interlinear
18 I
pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what
is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance
in the saints, NASB
Eyes of understanding, is
an expression for the correct comprehension and orientation to truth and life
and all things around you.
For being enlightened,
means that your education in truth, the truth of life and all that pertains to
life, both in this physical world and in the unseen spiritual world, will be
accurate and correct, and not distorted by the many deceptions and distractions
that exist in this world, which are designed to confuse and make things
ambiguous for you.
So, Paul in his prayer,
conveys Gods desire that you know, and that you know correctly the truth, and
not the many invented pretenses that are in the world.
And what is it that you
need to know, which by the way you can know by means of learning doctrine? But the hope, is not here referring to
salvation, because Paul is already speaking to believers.
The hope, is a reference
to the blessings that exist beyond salvation, namely the rewards and blessings
of eternity, as well as the blessings and stabilities that doctrine and the
advancement to spiritual maturity bring to you in this life, in spite of the
many difficulties you will likely face in this life.
Of His calling, is Gods
plan specifically for your life.
In eternity past God laid
out a plan, and phenomenal plan for your life.
You have only to pursue
it properly as God has defined and designed that pursuit, or you disregard it by
doing things your own way. Which means that you will lose big time.
The riches of his glory,
is again an expression that means exactly ‘the riches of glorious wealth.’ This means phenomenal wealth. Wealth such that has never been seen, ever,
in human history.
Today there are
multi-billionaires. In the past there
have been extremely wealthy people, kings, pharaohs, and such. In centuries past, kings in early Europe,
owned virtually all of Europe. And though back in those early times, that
wealth was far beyond their ability to control or even know all of what they
had, then so too, we have an expression that describes a wealth that exists for
you, that is far, far, far in excess of anything and everything that you could
possibly calculate or understand. Thus
the ‘beyond imagination’ expression is derived elsewhere in scripture.
In inheritance in the
saints, means just that. You have a
guaranteed inheritance, assuming that you comply with Gods plan and do not go
off on some half-cocked tangent.
Most folks do not know
anything of what they could have in life.
Most folks do not know of what they are going to miss out on in this
life and in eternity. And when they
find out, oh what a disappointment!
But then, the opportunity
to find out and to know and to secure your future is readily available right
now. But then who among people out
there, really care?
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