Ephesians 2:7
7 That [hina] in [en] the ages [aion] to come [eperchomai] he might shew [endeiknumi]
the exceeding [huperballo] riches [ploutos] of his [autos] grace [charis] in [en] his kindness [chrestotes] toward [epi] us [hemas] through [en] Christ [Christos] Jesus. [Iesous] KJV-Interlinear
7 in
order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace
in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. NASB
Ages to come, ‘aion
eperchomai,’ is a reference to all future ages in the distant future,
perpetuity, forever, eternal, forever.
This is not just a
reference to the future looking forward from the time this book was written,
but to the future in eternity which has always existed and looked forward to
even from Adam’s point of view, not just from the Ephesians point of view.
With reference to the
previous verses, God gave us the Son who went to the Cross and paid the price
for salvation. That salvation was not
earned, and certainly not deserved by any of us, but was made available because
of Gods favor (grace), and to His credit, not ours.
He did this in order to
show and to demonstrate His exceeding, ‘huperballo,’ meaning beyond the
possible.
And it is His riches that
are beyond the possible or even imaginable.
Gods riches exceed the greatest of wealth imaginable and infinitely
more. No one can possibly perceive Gods
wealth, and God has that vast wealth available for each individual, even though
most will not receive their share, because of their indifference to the
spiritual life, and failure to grow up spiritually.
This verse conveys Gods
wealth, which is a wealth that is greater than this universe could hold.
Of grace and kindness
toward us, means just that. That wealth is there waiting for each individual
who advances to spiritual maturity. It
is the incentive of blessing beyond imagination.
While this world holds
many examples of wealth, this world also holds many examples of poverty and
suffering. Most normal folks would
prefer the wealth aspects over the poverty aspects.
And while most folks will
never see prosperity or even wealth in this world, all people have the
opportunity to have that and more in the next life, if they would only pursue
Gods word through a daily study, and learn and develop an understanding and
then wisdom and growth in accordance with Gods defined growth process.
Unfortunately too many
try to figure out a better way, a way that is more to their own liking, rather
than Gods way. And those folks will fail
and thereby be disappointed.
But for the few who
actually open up their eyes and recognize that God has placed us all here to
study, to be taught, to learn and thus grow up and become a functioning and
productive believer, then there is going to be a great reward in heaven one
day. That is the ‘ages to come.’
One day, human history
will come to an end, and eternity will begin.
That is a day that you need to be prepared for. And you prepare by simply pursuing a daily
study in accordance with Gods plan, not yours.
Gods plan is simple, but
for believers only. Unbelievers cannot
elbow their way into Gods plan by rejecting Christ.
Gods plan is salvation
through faith, fellowship through confession, learning through a daily study,
understanding through the repetition of learning, production through
application, and wisdom and maturity through consistency in pursuing all of
this every day for the rest of your earthly life.
Will you be prepared in
order to receive your reward, or will you arrogantly lose it?
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