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
For those of you that know me, Ephesians is my favorite book in the Bible. I have read this book countless times, and never grow tired of it.
As I posted earlier, the Lord has been speaking to me about authority. But, how do we obtian that authority if we don´t fully understand it? Like with the word, everything comes by revelation through the Holy Spirit. Consider this passage:
Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.(NKJ)
I feel that there are many truths in the Bible that we have not tapped into yet. Understanding His authority is part of it. But there is also something else that I would like to share with you, and that is receiving a greater measure of revelation.
The passage quoted above is quite popular, but have you considered personalizing this verse? I tried that just a few days ago, and last night my spirit was leaping as I slept. I literally said this verse in my sleep!
I will use my own name to give you an idea of how powerful this verse is: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, has given me, Yvette the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
This is an exercise that I do often with other Bible passages, but it was the first time that I personalized this verse for myself.
Do you desire to flow in a greater revelation in Christ? Then I challenge you to personalize this verse, and other verses that speak to you. As you do, you will flow in power and authority unlike you have ever flowed before.
Have blessed weekend!
Shirley Buxton
June 15, 2008 at 7:58 pm
It’s amazing how powerful, deep and enduring is God’s word. Love this post.
Sid, I’m struck with your telling of the meaning of the Hebrew word Hagah. I will be posting about that.
Thanks to both of you.
Sidharth
June 13, 2008 at 12:05 pm
That’s part of biblical meditation, Yvette. =)
The Hebrew word used for “meditation” is “hagah”, which means “to mutter repeatedly to oneself”. As you said, you speak to yourself the Scriptures till it becomes a part of you.
This awesome. Thank you for this post!
Btw, Ephesians and Acts are my favorite books! =)
Sid