For was not Paul praying for us Christian's who know the Lord and are BORN again that " the eyes of our understanding might be opened that we might see and comprehend what is the exceeding great and mighty power that is towards us who believe . Even the same mighty power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead".
Make no mistake if you are truly BORN again you have already tasted of that resurrection life for " we who were dead in trespasses and in sin have been quickened together with Him when Jesus was raised from the dead .
But Paul was praying for us who are now chiodren of light that we ,yiu,me might have the eyes of our understanding enlightened " Now Paul in another letter wrote of desiring to be "made conformable to His death" and in another place that he might know the power of His resurrection".
Now if Paul was so desirous and felt the need of both how much more should we be?
I wouod suggest both because how can you know the piwer of a resurrection unless you are dead?
You don't hear many preach about being made conformable to His death . Yet the cross is the power of God unto Salvation .
Have we not reduced this so great a Salvation to being but BORN again? Wonderful though that is .That is but getting out of Egypt and the dominion of Pharaoh.
Not only are we saved from but also saved to or for .
The wilderness was intended to be boot camp not the Christian norm .
Do we not stand in grace but also have access to more grace?
Having eyes but see not refers to seeing but not understanding what we are seeing . Hearing but not understanding what we are hearing and we need to pray that zGod Almighty might open our eyes and give us understanding of the provision of God that is in. Christ . It is like dis over ing America landing on the beautiful beach. The weather is wonderful , the sea full of fish and the tree line full of food and we have said this is perfect ,wonderful and have pitched our tents .
For was not Paul praying for us Christian's who know the Lord and are BORN again that " the eyes of our understanding might be opened that we might see and comprehend what is the exceeding great and mighty power that is towards us who believe . Even the same mighty power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead".
Make no mistake if you are truly BORN again you have already tasted of that resurrection life for " we who were dead in trespasses and in sin have been quickened together with Him when Jesus was raised from the dead .
But Paul was praying for us who are now chiodren of light that we ,yiu,me might have the eyes of our understanding enlightened " Now Paul in another letter wrote of desiring to be "made conformable to His death" and in another place that he might know the power of His resurrection".
Now if Paul was so desirous and felt the need of both how much more should we be?
I wouod suggest both because how can you know the piwer of a resurrection unless you are dead?
You don't hear many preach about being made conformable to His death . Yet the cross is the power of God unto Salvation .
Have we not reduced this so great a Salvation to being but BORN again? Wonderful though that is .That is but getting out of Egypt and the dominion of Pharaoh.
Not only are we saved from but also saved to or for .
The wilderness was intended to be boot camp not the Christian norm .
Do we not stand in grace but also have access to more grace?
Having eyes but see not refers to seeing but not understanding what we are seeing . Hearing but not understanding what we are hearing and we need to pray that zGod Almighty might open our eyes and give us understanding of the provision of God that is in. Christ . It is like dis over ing America landing on the beautiful beach. The weather is wonderful , the sea full of fish and the tree line full of food and we have said this is perfect ,wonderful and have pitched our tents .
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