Ephesians
1:17-19 “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, the eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the
exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the
working of His mighty power.”
One
commentary on this Bible passage states that there are a number of scriptural
superlatives that convey something of the tremendous magnitude of our great
salvation. These are marked by the adjective “exceeding,” which in the Greek
implies essentially boundless, surpassing dimensions of the attributes it
describes. First of all, as this passage of scripture implies, His power available
to us is one of exceeding greatness. Its magnitude is measured by the power
required to bring Christ back again from death and Hades.
Consider
also the measure of His grace, “that
in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his
kindness toward us through Christ Jesus” – Ephesians 2:7. His grace has saved us when we were dead in sins,
but this is only a small token. In the ages to come, we will experience His
grace as one of exceeding riches. Then there is the wonderful peace of
God. “The peace of God, which passes all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” – Philippians 4:7. In this verse, the
word “passes” is the same word. Paul is saying that God’s peace is one
exceeding understanding.
Finally,
consider His glory. “For our light
affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory” – 2 Corinthians
4:17. The future eternal glory is one of exceeding weight, or abundance. Thus,
the infinite blessings and resources of our salvation in Christ are described
as providing the power of surpassing greatness, the grace of surpassing
richness, the peace which surpasses all understanding, and the eternal glory of
surpassing abundance! All of this is freely available “to us who believe.”
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