Come, walk through the Word.
The church needs enlightened hearts to know hope and resurrection power. Come without hurry. Paul prays that believers will know their calling, inheritance, and the power displayed when God raised and exalted Christ. Listen first for what grace has already done in Christ.
Ephesians 1:15–23
15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Stay with the movement.
Paul prays that believers will know their calling, inheritance, and the power displayed when God raised and exalted Christ. The risen Christ is head over all things to the church. Paul joins the riches of grace to a worthy walk shaped by Christ.
Pray for spiritual sight before asking merely for changed circumstances. This is an invitation to receive God's strength and let grace become visible in the church.
See the passage in its world.
The church needs enlightened hearts to know hope and resurrection power. This movement belongs inside Paul's vision of the church in Christ.
Paul prays that believers will know their calling, inheritance, and the power displayed when God raised and exalted Christ.
The risen Christ is head over all things to the church. The passage draws the heart toward Christ and the good of His body.
Read the passage again.
Return to Scripture before answering. Let the movement itself guide your reflection.
Stay with the text
Which repeated word, contrast, command, or promise carries Paul's main concern in Ephesians 1:15–23?
Examine the heart
Where does your life resist this truth: the church needs enlightened hearts to know hope and resurrection power.
Walk worthy
Pray for spiritual sight before asking merely for changed circumstances.
Remain here for a moment.
Let every competing voice become still. The risen Christ is head over all things to the church. Receive that truth before trying to perform it.
Carry the Word into today.
Pray for spiritual sight before asking merely for changed circumstances.
Continue in His presence.
Lord Jesus, the church needs enlightened hearts to know hope and resurrection power. Strengthen me by Your Spirit, root me in Your love, and teach me to walk worthy of Your calling. Amen.